# St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Jarrow

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Jarrow is a primary school in South Tyneside, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 230 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E148276. [South Tyneside](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 230
- Council: South Tyneside
- URN: 148276

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, October 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 19 October 2023
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 50% of pupils at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Jarrow met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% in South Tyneside and 62% in England.
7% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | South Tyneside | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 62% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 7% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102 | 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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Fellgate Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fellgate-primary-school-e151234): 280 m. Primary. Good (overall), February 2024, before the school changed. 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Hedworthfield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hedworthfield-primary-school-e108699): 570 m. Primary. Good (overall), May 2023. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Matthew's Catholic Primary School, Jarrow](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-matthews-catholic-primary-school-jarrow-e149035): 730 m. Primary. Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade. 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Hedworth Lane Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hedworth-lane-primary-school-e108686): 1 km. Primary. School remains Good, March 2024. 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Valley View Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/valley-view-primary-school-e108694): 1.3 km. Primary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Mary's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-catholic-primary-school-e147102): 1.4 km. Primary. Good (overall), July 2023. 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/148276)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/148276)

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