St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Academy converter primary school in Billingham (Stockton-on-Tees).
KS2 RWM expected
67%
▲ 5pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
73%
▼ 2pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
83%
▲ 9pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
73%
▲ 1pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
94.5%
▼ 0.3pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
18.3
▼ 2.4 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
25.4%
▲ 1pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
90%
189 / 210 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Academy trust
iGet Information about Schools (DfE), extract of 24 Oct 2026, and Governance Register.Bishop Hogarth Catholic Education Trust
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School is one of 35 schools run by Bishop Hogarth Catholic Education Trust.
- Type of school
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
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Schools in the trust
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| School | Phase | Local authority | Pupils | Governors on Governance Register | Latest Ofsted in our data (as at 30 Sep 2026) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blessed John Duckett Catholic Primary School, Tow Law | Primary | County Durham | 83 | 6 | Key judgements 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding; safeguarding effective |
| Carmel College | Secondary | Darlington | 1,367 | 9 | Key judgements 2024Outstanding in all four key judgements; sixth form provision Outstanding; safeguarding effective |
| English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College | Secondary | Hartlepool | 1,420 | 12 | Key judgements 2025Good in 1 key judgement, Requires improvement in 3; sixth form provision Good; safeguarding effective |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School | Primary | Darlington | 234 | 7 | Ungraded inspection 2023Last graded Good (Jun 2018) |
| Our Lady & St. Bede Catholic Academy | Secondary | Stockton-on-Tees | 1,005 | 8 | Key judgements 2025Good in all four key judgements; safeguarding effective |
| Our Lady and St Thomas Catholic Primary School, Willington | Primary | County Durham | 122 | 10 | Good 2023 |
| Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Catholic Academy | Primary | Stockton-on-Tees | 156 | 6 | Key judgements 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good; safeguarding effective |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool | Primary | Hartlepool | 336 | 5 | Good 2023 |
| St Augustine's Catholic Primary School | Primary | Darlington | 224 | 7 | Good 2024 |
| St Bede's Catholic Academy | Primary | Stockton-on-Tees | 231 | 8 | Report card 2025Exceptional in 1 area, Strong standard in 5, Expected standard in 1; safeguarding standards met |
| St Bede's Catholic Primary School | Primary | Darlington | 322 | 9 | Key judgements 2024Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good; safeguarding effective |
| St Bega's Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool | Primary | Hartlepool | 151 | 8 | Key judgements 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good; safeguarding effective |
| St Chad's Catholic Primary School, Witton Park | Primary | County Durham | 57 | 6 | Good 2023 |
| St Charles' Catholic Primary School, Tudhoe | Primary | County Durham | 232 | 7 | Ungraded inspection 2024Last graded Good (Mar 2013, previous school) |
| St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Crook | Primary | County Durham | 117 | 7 | Ungraded inspection 2025Last graded Good (Oct 2017, previous school) |
| St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool | Primary | Hartlepool | 236 | 8 | Ungraded inspection 2024Last graded Good (Apr 2017, previous school) |
| St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Stockton | Primary | Stockton-on-Tees | 213 | 8 | Ungraded inspection 2024Last graded Good (Dec 2012, previous school) |
| St Gregory's Catholic Academy | Primary | Stockton-on-Tees | 224 | 8 | Report card 2026Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 6; safeguarding standards met |
| St John Vianney Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool | Primary | Hartlepool | 226 | 7 | Outstanding 2024 |
| St John the Evangelist Catholic Primary School | Primary | Stockton-on-Tees | 124 | 5 | Report card 2026Expected standard in 6 areas, Needs attention in 1; safeguarding standards met |
| St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College | Secondary | County Durham | 1,229 | 10 | Ungraded inspection 2024Last graded Good (Jan 2019) |
| St Joseph's Catholic Academy | Primary | Stockton-on-Tees | 285 | 6 | Ungraded inspection 2023Last graded Good (Feb 2016, previous school) |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (this school) | Primary | Stockton-on-Tees | 189 | 4 | Ungraded inspection 2024Last graded Good (Jan 2014, previous school) |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | Primary | County Durham | 150 | 4 | Good 2022 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Coundon | Primary | County Durham | 100 | 6 | Requires improvement 2024 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool | Primary | Hartlepool | 78 | 6 | Good 2023 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Barnard Castle | Primary | County Durham | 103 | 7 | Good 2019Ungraded inspection Nov 2024, no grade given |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Newton Aycliffe | Primary | County Durham | 162 | 5 | Key judgements 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good; safeguarding effective |
| St Michael's Catholic Academy | Secondary | Stockton-on-Tees | 892 | 8 | Good 2022 |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Stockton | Primary | Stockton-on-Tees | 255 | 7 | Good 2024 |
| St Paul's Catholic Primary School | Primary | Stockton-on-Tees | 230 | 6 | Key judgements 2024Outstanding in 1 key judgement, Good in 3; early years provision Good; safeguarding effective |
| St Teresa's Catholic Primary School | Primary | Darlington | 342 | 7 | Ungraded inspection 2024Last graded Good (Jan 2011, previous school) |
| St Teresa's Catholic Primary School | Primary | Hartlepool | 299 | 6 | Ungraded inspection 2023Last graded Good (Apr 2013, previous school) |
| St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Bishop Auckland | Primary | County Durham | 219 | 6 | Ungraded inspection 2025Last graded Good (Jan 2019, previous school) |
| St William's Catholic Primary School | Primary | County Durham | 125 | 10 | Good 2024 |
| 35 schools | 11,738 |
Schools linked to the trust in the Governance Register school data (Get Information about Schools, extract of 24 Oct 2026). Pupils are on-roll counts from the register. Ofsted: latest inspection in the Ofsted management information (as at 30 September 2026); "No overall grade" means inspected since September 2024 without a one-word grade; what the inspection found is shown beneath, and the school's Ofsted card has the full table.
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- Funding
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- Admissions
- The trust is the admissions authority and sets the admissions policy. Applications are usually still coordinated by the local council.
- Governance
- The trust board is legally accountable for the school. It often delegates some oversight to a local governing body.
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