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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Washington

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personMrs Elizabeth Maher

corporate_fareBISHOP WILKINSON CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST

location_onWashington, NE38 7HU

language Visit Website phone 1919172484

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2023

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Students

221

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Expected Standard

72%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Washington is a Academy converter primary school in Washington, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 29% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Washington is an academy converter in Washington, Sunderland, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of BISHOP WILKINSON CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST. The school has approximately 232 pupils on roll, of whom 12% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 72% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 9% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #46 of 73 primaries in Sunderland and #6,769 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.2 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

72%

LA 63%

Reading94% LA 73%

Writing81% LA 72%

Maths88% LA 74%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

73%

LA 63%England 61%

Reading85% LA 74% · Eng 74%

Writing85% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths81% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

52%

LA 60%England 60%

Reading68% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing64% LA 73% · Eng 71%

Maths76% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.7

Read

LA -0.4

-4.3 to 0.8

-0.6

Write

LA 0.3

-3.1 to 1.9

-1.3

Maths

LA -0.4

-3.8 to 1.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

08 November 2023

Inspection Report

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04 July 2019

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2023-11-08

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2012-12-18

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2010-09-22

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.4%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.4%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 232 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.4%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	232	1	0.4%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	229	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	229	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	228	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	218	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	220	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	221	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	218	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	229	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	226	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	221	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	227	1	0.4%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	225	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	223	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	226	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	226	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	218	1	0.5%	0.6%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 6 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 6 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 1 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 1 pupils