Academy converter · North Tyneside

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, North Shields

3–11Ages
193Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
148449URN

Wallsend Road, Chirton, North Shields, NE29 7BT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

0.3 below North Tyneside median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in North Tyneside

22 applications for 15 places · 40th of 50 in North Tyneside

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

45%met the expected standard

North Tyneside 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 18 June 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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

1.5applications per place, Reception

0.3 below North Tyneside median (1.8) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

22 applications · 15 places offered · 15 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.5; North Tyneside median median 1.8
2025 1.4; North Tyneside median median 1.7
2024 1.3; North Tyneside median median 1.8
2023 1.3; North Tyneside median median 1.9
2022 1.3; North Tyneside median median 1.8
2021 1.3; North Tyneside median median 1.8; as the previous school
2020 1.5; North Tyneside median median 1.8; as the previous school
2019 1.4; North Tyneside median median 1.9; as the previous school
2018 1.5; North Tyneside median median 1.9; as the previous school
2017 1.4; North Tyneside median median 2.0; as the previous school
2016 1.7; North Tyneside median median 1.8; as the previous school
2015 1.6; North Tyneside median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 1.3; North Tyneside median median 2.0; as the previous school

More applications per place than the North Tyneside median in 0 of 5 years.

This school
North Tyneside median

Dashed bars: as St Josephs Roman Catholic Primary School Aided (URN 108617), the previous school.

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	15	22	1.5	15	1.00
Sep 2025	18	25	1.4	18	1.00
Sep 2024	22	29	1.3	22	1.00
Sep 2023	36	48	1.3	37	1.03
Sep 2022	22	29	1.3	22	1.00
Sep 2021 *	28	36	1.3	28	1.00
Sep 2020 *	26	39	1.5	26	1.00
Sep 2019 *	38	54	1.4	39	1.03
Sep 2018 *	29	42	1.5	28	0.97
Sep 2017 *	36	50	1.4	37	1.03
Sep 2016 *	34	56	1.7	34	1.00
Sep 2015 *	45	72	1.6	41	0.91
Sep 2014 *	44	59	1.3	43	0.98

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 68% · Writing 55% · Maths 58% → all three 45% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard45%40th of 45 in North Tyneside

North Tyneside 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard68%

North Tyneside 79% England 78%

Higher standard13%

North Tyneside 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard55%

North Tyneside 75% England 75%

Greater depth13%

North Tyneside 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard58%

North Tyneside 79% England 77%

Higher standard3%

North Tyneside 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

This school
North Tyneside median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	45%	0%	103	101
2023/24	49%	0%	103	105
2022/23	36%	8%	102	101

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 Catholic Primary School, North ShieldsThis school
This school

Good2024

1.5applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Collingwood Primary School
0.4 km · North Tyneside

Remains Good2023

1.3applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Riverside Primary School
0.6 km · North Tyneside

Requires improvement2024

1.5applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Waterville Primary School
0.9 km · North Tyneside

Standards maintained2025

1.7applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, North Shields
1.1 km · North Tyneside

Standards maintained2025

1.6applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
Spring Gardens Primary School
1.1 km · North Tyneside

Requires improvement2021

1.9applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
Percy Main Primary School
1.1 km · North Tyneside

2026

1.1applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Whitehouse Primary School
1.4 km · North Tyneside

Serious weaknesses Inadequate2022

1.3applications per place 29%met the SATs standard
Christ Church CofE Primary School
1.5 km · North Tyneside

Good2022

2.3applications per place 57%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 148449 · 392/3308
Trust: Bishop Bewick Catholic Education Trust
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 315 pupils · 193 on roll
Free school meals: 51.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 August 2021
Replaced: St Josephs Roman Catholic Primary School Aided (URN 108617)
Address: Wallsend Road, Chirton, North Shields, NE29 7BT
Local authority: North Tyneside

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