Voluntary aided school · Gateshead

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

4–11Ages
81Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
108391URN

Whinfield Way, Highfield, Rowlands Gill, NE39 2JE · School website

This school is due to be replaced by St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Highfield.

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodOct 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Sep 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.7per place

1.5 above Gateshead median (2.2)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Gateshead

22 applications for 6 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

80%met the expected standard

Gateshead 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodOct 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Sep 2023

Inspection history

14 September 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
2 October 2013
Graded inspection: Good

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About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

3.7applications per place, Reception

1.5 above Gateshead median (2.2) 1.5 above England median (2.2)

22 applications · 6 places offered · 6 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.7; Gateshead median median 2.2
2025 2.4; Gateshead median median 2.1
2024 3.7; Gateshead median median 2.0
2023 2.7; Gateshead median median 1.9
2022 2.1; Gateshead median median 2.0
2021 3.1; Gateshead median median 2.0
2020 1.7; Gateshead median median 2.0
2019 2.0; Gateshead median median 2.0
2018 1.8; Gateshead median median 1.8
2017 2.3; Gateshead median median 1.8
2016 1.9; Gateshead median median 1.8
2015 2.4; Gateshead median median 1.8
2014 1.6; Gateshead median median 1.7

This school
Gateshead median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	6	22	3.7	6	1.00
Sep 2025	5	12	2.4	5	1.00
Sep 2024	6	22	3.7	5	0.83
Sep 2023	6	16	2.7	6	1.00
Sep 2022	9	19	2.1	9	1.00
Sep 2021	9	28	3.1	9	1.00
Sep 2020	15	26	1.7	13	0.87
Sep 2019	10	20	2.0	10	1.00
Sep 2018	17	30	1.8	17	1.00
Sep 2017	13	30	2.3	13	1.00
Sep 2016	17	33	1.9	19	1.12
Sep 2015	17	41	2.4	27	1.59
Sep 2014	16	25	1.6	15	0.94

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 93% · Writing 80% · Maths 87% → all three 80% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard80%11th of 62 in Gateshead

Gateshead 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard93%

Gateshead 80% England 78%

Higher standard27%

Gateshead 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard80%

Gateshead 76% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Gateshead 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard87%

Gateshead 79% England 77%

Higher standard27%

Gateshead 27% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Gateshead median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	80%	7%	108	105
2023/24	45%	0%	109	104
2022/23	24%	0%	104	98

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

St Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School, HighfieldThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

3.7applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Highfield Community Primary School
0.0 km · Gateshead

Remains Good2024

2.1applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Rowlands Gill Community Primary School
1.2 km · Gateshead

Good2023

2.1applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
High Spen Primary School
1.9 km · Gateshead

Remains Good2022

2.5applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Burnopfield Primary School
2.2 km · County Durham

2026

1.5applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Byermoor
3.3 km · Gateshead

Good2024

1.6applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Chopwell Primary School
3.8 km · Gateshead

Good2022

1.4applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
West Lane Primary School
3.8 km · Gateshead

2026

2.4applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Greenside Primary School
4.0 km · Gateshead

Outstanding2024

3.0applications per place 83%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 108391 · 390/3327
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 105 pupils · 81 on roll
Free school meals: 30.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 January 1900
Address: Whinfield Way, Highfield, Rowlands Gill, NE39 2JE
Local authority: Gateshead

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources