St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Gilesgate
Primary schoolSt Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Gilesgate is a primary school in County Durham, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 86 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Standards maintained, January 2025
- Latest ungraded inspection
- Standards maintained, 14 January 2025
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 100% of pupils at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Gilesgate met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% in County Durham and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | County Durham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 100% | 62% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- St Hild's College Church of England Primary School, DurhamPrimary. School remains Good, July 2024150 m
- Laurel Avenue Community Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), February 2024. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)420 m
- Durham Gilesgate Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), May 2023. 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)450 m
- Belmont Community SchoolSecondary. School remains Good, March 2024. Attainment 8 of 48.6 (2025/26, provisional)1.4 km
- Belmont CofE (Controlled) Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.5 km
- St Thomas More Primary School, BelmontPrimary. Good (overall), February 2023. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.7 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in County Durham
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).