St Aloysius Catholic Junior School Academy

Academy converter·Primary school Hebburn, South Tyneside·NE31 1BQ
Composite score
59.4
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#4,102
National rank
#226
In North East
#13
In South Tyneside
Top 28%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
68%
% achieving higher RWM
13%
Reading average scaled score
104.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective?
Yes

School profile

Age range
7–11
Pupils on roll
242
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
17.8%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
2.9%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
18.6%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
0.8%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
5.4%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
11.4%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
26.9
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£5,566
Typical primary: £6,960

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About St Aloysius Catholic Junior School Academy

St Aloysius Catholic Junior School Academy is a primary school in Hebburn, South Tyneside, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Roman Catholic religious character. Around 242 pupils aged 7 to 11 attend the school. The school holds an 'Outstanding' judgement from Ofsted. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 68% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — above the national average of 61%. That is down 2.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 28% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 104 in reading and 105 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 13% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Overall pupil absence was 5.4%. There are about 26.9 pupils per teacher. Given the recent dip in results, it may be worth asking the school what is behind the change and what is being done in response. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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