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St Joseph's Catholic Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Mill Lane, Hebburn NE31 2ET · stjosephs.uk.net · 0191 428 2700
On the mapSearch near NE31 2ET
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Sept 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 45.5
- average Attainment 8 score. South Tyneside 42.7, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,377
- 92% of 1,490 places
- Local authority
- South Tyneside
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 20.2%
- First language not English
- 3.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 261 families put the school first and 246 places were offered; 89% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 246 | 261 | 1.1▲ | 89% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 245 | 254 | 1▲ | 94% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 249 | 273 | 1.1▲ | 90% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 248 | 255 | 1▲ | 92% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 246 | 228 | 0.9 | 99% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 45.5, and 41.1% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across South Tyneside it was 42.7, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C (28.8 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●45.5 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼41.1% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲67.1% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲44.9% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.05 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 32.7 | −17 |
| Further education | 43.9 | +8.3 |
| Apprenticeship | 13.5 | +7.3 |
| Employment | 1.8 | +0.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.8 | −0.4 |
| Activity not captured | 2.2 | +1.6 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 80 students | C (28.8) | Below average -0.24 | |
| 81 students | C- (28.2) | Below average -0.29 | |
| 47 students | Dist- (32.5) | Average +0.12 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 85 | C (28.8) | -0.40 |
| 2022/23 | 75 | C (29.7) | — |
| 2021/22 | 73 | C+ (34.9) | — |
| 2018/19 | 121 | C- (27.5) | +0.06 |
| 2017/18 | 143 | C- (26.5) | +0.03 |
| 2016/17 | 157 | C- (26.8) | -0.20 |
| 2015/16 | 186 | C- (26) | -0.14 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 62.2 | +1.9 |
| Further education | 6.7 | +1.6 |
| Apprenticeship | 6.7 | −8.7 |
| Employment | 17.8 | +8.8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.7 | −1 |
Ofsted
St Joseph's Catholic Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 27 September 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 27 Sept 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Jan 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jan 2019Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective May 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Dec 2008Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding
What parents said
82% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (114 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 82%
- Replies
- 114
- 10% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 73% who raised concerns
based on the 32% who had a child bullied
based on 25 parents (22%) with SEND