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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 4 July 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 22 November 2016Graded inspection: Good · as St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, URN 108508
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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 entry48 applications · 20 places offered · 19 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 2.4; Newcastle upon Tyne median median 2.1
- 2025 2.2; Newcastle upon Tyne median median 2.2
- 2024 1.9; Newcastle upon Tyne median median 2.1
- 2023 1.6; Newcastle upon Tyne median median 2.2
- 2022 2.1; Newcastle upon Tyne median median 2.2
- 2021 1.8; Newcastle upon Tyne median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2020 2.3; Newcastle upon Tyne median median 2.1; as the previous school
- 2019 1.5; Newcastle upon Tyne median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2018 2.3; Newcastle upon Tyne median median 2.1; as the previous school
- 2017 1.7; Newcastle upon Tyne median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2016 1.6; Newcastle upon Tyne median median 2.3; as the previous school
- 2015 2.6; Newcastle upon Tyne median median 2.3; as the previous school
- 2014 1.7; Newcastle upon Tyne median median 2.3; as the previous school
- This school
- Newcastle upon Tyne median
Dashed bars: as St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (URN 108508), 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 | 20 | 48 | 2.4 | 19 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2025 | 18 | 39 | 2.2 | 16 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2024 | 22 | 41 | 1.9 | 22 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2023 | 18 | 28 | 1.6 | 17 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2022 | 15 | 32 | 2.1 | 15 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2021 * | 24 | 43 | 1.8 | 23 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2020 * | 17 | 39 | 2.3 | 13 | 0.76 |
| Sep 2019 * | 24 | 37 | 1.5 | 22 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2018 * | 23 | 53 | 2.3 | 21 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2017 * | 30 | 52 | 1.7 | 25 | 0.83 |
| Sep 2016 * | 30 | 47 | 1.6 | 12 | 0.40 |
| Sep 2015 * | 22 | 58 | 2.6 | 19 | 0.86 |
| Sep 2014 * | 30 | 51 | 1.7 | 21 | 0.70 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 81% · Writing 74% · Maths 81% → all three 68% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- Newcastle upon Tyne median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 68% | 6% | 105 | 105 |
| 2023/24 | 77% | 7% | 106 | 105 |
| 2022/23 | 62% | 10% | 106 | 105 |
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, BenwellThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20242.4applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
- 0.2 km · Newcastle upon TyneGood20232.1applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
- 0.5 km · Newcastle upon TyneGraded · no overall grade20251.6applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
- 0.5 km · Newcastle upon TyneGraded · no overall grade20244.5applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
- 0.7 km · Newcastle upon TyneRemains Good20231.4applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
- 0.7 km · Newcastle upon TyneNot yet inspected
- 0.8 km · Newcastle upon TyneRemains Good · improving20241.8applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
- 1.4 km · Newcastle upon TyneRemains Good20242.0applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
- 1.5 km · Newcastle upon Tyne20261.8applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 148812 · 391/3781
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Capacity
- 236 pupils · 224 on roll
- Free school meals
- 52.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 October 2021
- Replaced
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (URN 108508)
- Address
- Armstrong Road, Benwell, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE15 6JB
- Local authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources