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School · PrimaryiSource and licenceOfficial record from Get Information about Schools (DfE). Results, attendance, pupil numbers, finance and inspection outcomes are from the Department for Education and Ofsted, as published.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.Governance Register calculates the connections.How we handle data

St Joseph's Catholic Junior School, Birtley

Academy converter primary school in Chester le Street (Gateshead).

KS2 RWM expected
76%
▲ 14pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
94%
▲ 19pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
94%
▲ 20pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
82%
▲ 10pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
96.4%
▲ 2pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
21.4
▲ 0.7 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
25.7%
▲ 1pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
88%
105 / 120 pupils
register figure (GIAS)

The neighbourhood

iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 for the area around the school (LSOA). Decile 1 is the most deprived 10% of England, 10 the least.
Overall deprivation4
Income3
Employment3
Education and skills6
Health2
Crime5
Barriers to housing and services10
Living environment6
most deprivedleast deprived
Children in income-deprived families
125