# St Matthew's Catholic Primary School, Jarrow

St Matthew's Catholic Primary School, Jarrow is a primary school in South Tyneside, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 209 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E149035. [South Tyneside](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 209
- Council: South Tyneside
- URN: 149035

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 3 December 2024
- Overall effectiveness: No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
- Personal development: Outstanding
- Leadership and management: Outstanding
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, 48% of pupils at St Matthew'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 | 48% | 62% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 7% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101 | 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.

- [St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Jarrow](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-catholic-primary-school-jarrow-e148276): 730 m. Primary. School remains Good, October 2023. 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Fellgate Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fellgate-primary-school-e151234): 740 m. Primary. Good (overall), February 2024, before the school changed. 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Valley View Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/valley-view-primary-school-e108694): 760 m. Primary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Bede Burn Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bede-burn-primary-school-e108693): 780 m. Primary. Good (overall), March 2023. 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St James' Catholic Primary School, Hebburn](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-james-catholic-primary-school-hebburn-e148778): 1.2 km. Primary. Standards maintained, October 2024. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Hedworthfield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hedworthfield-primary-school-e108699): 1.2 km. Primary. Good (overall), May 2023. 60% 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/149035)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/149035)

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