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St Aloysius Catholic Infant School, Hebburn
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–7 · Academy
Argyle Street, Hebburn NE31 1RZ · 0191 483 2274
On the mapSearch near NE31 1RZ
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · May 2025
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 228
- 48 over 180 places · 127%
- Local authority
- South Tyneside
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 8.2%
- First language not English
- 7.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 62 families put the school first and 58 places were offered; 92% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 58 | 62 | 1.1▲ | 92% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 72 | 1.2▲ | 83% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 58 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 61 | 78 | 1.3▲ | 78% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 58 | 75 | 1.3▲ | 77% |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 14 May 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for St Aloysius Catholic Infant School, Hebburn was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 13 May 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Jan 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 108720), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Jan 2019Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 108720)
Mar 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 108720)
Sept 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 108720)
Oct 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 108720)
What parents said
95% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (58 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 95%
- Replies
- 58
- 26% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 60% who raised concerns
based on the 22% who had a child bullied