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)
Academy trust
iGet Information about Schools (DfE), extract of 24 Oct 2026, and Governance Register.Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust
St Joseph's Catholic Junior School, Birtley is one of 46 schools run by Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust.
- Type of school
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 7 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Saints' Catholic Primary School, Lanchester | Primary | County Durham | 165 | 7 | Ungraded inspection 2025Last graded Good (Jun 2012, predecessor school, from earlier data) |
| Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead | Secondary | Gateshead | 1,505 | 11 | Outstanding 2024 |
| Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School, Gateshead | Primary | Gateshead | 230 | 8 | Outstanding 2023 |
| Our Lady & St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Ushaw Moor | Primary | County Durham | 98 | 11 | Report card 2026Expected standard in all seven areas; safeguarding standards met |
| Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School, Penshaw | Primary | Sunderland | 291 | 11 | Key judgements 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good; safeguarding effective |
| Our Lady and St Joseph Brooms Catholic Primary School, Leadgate | Primary | County Durham | 60 | 12 | Key judgements 2024Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good; safeguarding effective |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Byermoor | Primary | Gateshead | 187 | 9 | Good 2024 |
| St Agnes' Catholic Primary School, Crawcrook | Primary | Gateshead | 189 | 9 | Ungraded inspection 2025Last graded Good (Mar 2019, predecessor school, from earlier data) |
| St Alban's Catholic Primary School, Pelaw | Primary | Gateshead | 171 | 9 | Ungraded inspection 2024Last graded Good (Jun 2017, predecessor school, from earlier data) |
| St Anne's Catholic Primary School, Harlow Green | Primary | Gateshead | 162 | 7 | Ungraded inspection 2023Last graded Good (Jun 2017, predecessor school, from earlier data) |
| St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Gateshead | Primary | Gateshead | 320 | 10 | Ungraded inspection 2024Last graded Good (Jun 2012, predecessor school, from earlier data) |
| St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Sacriston | Primary | County Durham | 97 | 8 | Good 2023 |
| St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Washington | Primary | Sunderland | 204 | 7 | Good 2024 |
| St Bede's Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Lanchester | Secondary | County Durham | 1,240 | 13 | Report card 2026Expected standard in all seven areas; safeguarding standards met |
| St Benet's Catholic Primary School, Ouston | Primary | County Durham | 217 | 11 | Key judgements 2024Outstanding in 2 key judgements, Good in 2; early years provision Good; safeguarding effective |
| St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Chester-Le-Street | Primary | County Durham | 216 | 10 | Good 2023 |
| St Godric's Catholic Primary School, Durham | Primary | County Durham | 212 | 12 | Good 2021 |
| St John Boste Catholic Primary School, Washington | Primary | Sunderland | 178 | 9 | Outstanding 2024 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Infant School, Birtley | Primary | Gateshead | 68 | 10 | Ungraded inspection 2024Last graded Good (May 2015, predecessor school, from earlier data) |
| St Joseph's Catholic Junior School, Birtley (this school) | Primary | Gateshead | 105 | 10 | Key judgements 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements; safeguarding effective |
| St Joseph's Catholic Middle School, Hexham | Middle deemed secondary | Northumberland | 168 | 10 | Ungraded inspection 2023Last graded Good (Feb 2015, predecessor school, from earlier data) |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Blaydon | Primary | Gateshead | 226 | 9 | Good 2023 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Gateshead | Primary | Gateshead | 169 | 8 | Ungraded inspection 2023Last graded Good (Sep 2013, predecessor school, from earlier data) |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Gilesgate | Primary | County Durham | 86 | 9 | Ungraded inspection 2025Last graded Good (Sep 2013, predecessor school, from earlier data) |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Washington | Primary | Sunderland | 227 | 9 | Good 2023 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary, Stanley | Primary | County Durham | 203 | 9 | Ungraded inspection 2024Last graded Good (Feb 2012, predecessor school, from earlier data) |
| St Leonard's Catholic School, Durham | Secondary | County Durham | 1,293 | 14 | Key judgements 2024Outstanding in all four key judgements; sixth form provision Outstanding; safeguarding effective |
| St Mary & St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School, Blaydon | Primary | Gateshead | 234 | 10 | Key judgements 2024Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding; safeguarding effective |
| St Mary's Catholic First School, Hexham | Primary | Northumberland | 81 | 11 | Good 2023 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Blackhill | Primary | County Durham | 202 | 11 | Ungraded inspection 2024Last graded Good (Mar 2015, predecessor school, from earlier data) |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, South Moor | Primary | County Durham | 75 | 9 | Good 2024 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Whickham | Primary | Gateshead | 189 | 3 | Ungraded inspection 2025Last graded Good (Jun 2013, predecessor school, from earlier data) |
| St Matthew's Catholic Primary School, Prudhoe | Primary | Northumberland | 144 | 11 | Good 2023 |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Esh Village | Primary | County Durham | 203 | 10 | Good 2022 |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Houghton | Primary | Sunderland | 193 | 10 | Report card 2026Strong standard in 5 areas, Expected standard in 2; safeguarding standards met |
| St Oswald's Catholic Primary, Wrekenton | Primary | Gateshead | 191 | 9 | Key judgements 2024Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good; safeguarding effective |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Consett | Primary | County Durham | 372 | 10 | Ungraded inspection 2025Last graded Good (Dec 2014, predecessor school, from earlier data) |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Dipton | Primary | County Durham | 141 | 9 | Ungraded inspection 2024Last graded Good (Jan 2013, predecessor school, from earlier data) |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Langley Moor | Primary | County Durham | 66 | 7 | Key judgements 2025Outstanding in 3 key judgements, Good in 1; early years provision Outstanding; safeguarding effective |
| St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Low Fell | Primary | Gateshead | 213 | 8 | Good 2020Ungraded inspection Feb 2025, no grade given |
| St Philip Neri Catholic Primary School, Dunston | Primary | Gateshead | 151 | 10 | Ungraded inspection 2024Last graded Good (Apr 2012, predecessor school, from earlier data) |
| St Pius Xth Catholic Primary School, Consett | Primary | County Durham | 75 | 13 | Key judgements 2024Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good; safeguarding effective |
| St Robert of Newminster Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Washington | Secondary | Sunderland | 1,527 | 10 | Ungraded inspection 2023Last graded Good (Mar 2012, predecessor school, from earlier data) |
| St Thomas More Catholic School, Blaydon | Secondary | Gateshead | 1,401 | 9 | Good 2023 |
| St Thomas More Primary School, Belmont | Primary | County Durham | 107 | 8 | Good 2023 |
| St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Gateshead | Primary | Gateshead | 156 | 7 | Ungraded inspection 2025Last graded Good (Feb 2018, predecessor school, from earlier data) |
| 46 schools | 14,008 |
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.
What this means
- Funding
- An academy is funded directly by the Department for Education, through its trust, rather than through the local council.
- 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.
General explanation of how academy trusts work in England, not a statement about this trust. See GOV.UK Academy trust governance guide.