# St Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School, Highfield

St Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School, Highfield is a primary school in Gateshead, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 81 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E108391. [Gateshead](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Voluntary aided school
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 81
- Council: Gateshead
- URN: 108391

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, September 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 14 September 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, 80% of pupils at St Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School, Highfield met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 64% in Gateshead and 62% in England.
7% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

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

| Measure | This school | Gateshead | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 80% | 64% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 7% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105 | 105 | 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.

- [Highfield Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/highfield-community-primary-school-e108351): 10 m. Primary. School remains Good, February 2024. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Rowlands Gill Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rowlands-gill-community-primary-school-e131081): 1.2 km. Primary. Good (overall), June 2023. 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [High Spen Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/high-spen-primary-school-e108340): 1.9 km. Primary. School remains Good, June 2022. 71% 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/108391)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/108391)

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