St Joseph's Catholic Junior School, Birtley

Academy converter · Primary school · Chester le Street, Gateshead

DH3 2PN

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2024–25 dataLast updated 19 May 2026

Composite score ?

70.4

Simplified comparison — how this is calculated. A higher score doesn’t mean a better school for every child.

#1,666

National rank

#83

In North East

In Gateshead

Top 12%

Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM ?

76%

% achieving higher RWM ?

18%

Reading average scaled score ?

109.0

National avg ≈ 105

Maths average scaled score ?

108.0

National avg ≈ 104

Reading progress ?

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Maths progress

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Why no data?

% RWM expected (year-on-year) 84% → 76% ▼ 8.0 pts

School profile

Pupils on roll 97 % FSM ever-6 30.9% % EAL 22.7% Age range 7–11 Gender Mixed Religious character Roman Catholic

Official sources

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Location

Nearby primary schools

Portobello Primary School Chester le Street · 0.5 mi 57.8 Barley Mow Primary School Chester le Street · 0.7 mi 40.6 Birtley East Community Primary School Birtley · 0.9 mi 45.4 Kibblesworth Academy Gateshead · 1.8 mi 60.2 St Anne's Catholic Primary School, Harlow Green Gateshead · 2.0 mi 64.6 Harlow Green Community Primary School Gateshead · 2.0 mi 47.4 St Oswald's Catholic Primary, Wrekenton Gateshead · 2.3 mi 45.7 Fell Dyke Community Primary School Gateshead · 2.4 mi 35.8