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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Blaydon
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Croftdale Road, Blaydon-on-Tyne NE21 4BG · stjosephsblaydon.bwcet.com · 0191 414 3108
On the mapSearch near NE21 4BG
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 66%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Gateshead 64%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.73 mi
- 1.17 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Gateshead Council
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 226
- 16 over 210 places · 108%
- Local authority
- Gateshead
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 15.1%
- First language not English
- 8.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.73 mi (1.17 km) from the school. Source: Gateshead Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 32 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 94% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 30 | 32 | 1.1▲ | 94% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 22 | 22 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 29 | 29 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.73 mi1.17 km | |
| September 2025 | All | |
The council's table says 'All offered' for this school.
Results
In 2024/25, 66% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 9% the higher standard. Across Gateshead it was 64%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲66% | 62% | ||
| ●9% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 108395)
Ofsted
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Blaydon was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 13 March 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 13 Mar 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Improving, ungraded inspection, Jan 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 108395), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Jan 2019Ungraded inspectionImproving
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 108395)
Jan 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 108395)
Mar 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 108395)
What parents said
98% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (47 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 98%
- Replies
- 47
- 23% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 64% who raised concerns
based on the 26% who had a child bullied
based on 11 parents (23%) with SEND