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St Joseph's Catholic Infant School, Birtley

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personMrs Kate Swaddle

corporate_fareBISHOP WILKINSON CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST

location_onChester le Street, DH3 1LU

language Visit Website phone 1914102324

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2015

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Students

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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St Joseph's Catholic Infant School, Birtley is a Academy converter primary school in Chester le Street, serving ages 5-7. Rated Good by Ofsted.

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School Summary

St Joseph's Catholic Infant School, Birtley is an academy converter in Chester le Street, Gateshead, admitting pupils aged 5-7. It is part of BISHOP WILKINSON CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST. The school has approximately 66 pupils on roll, of whom 27% are eligible for free school meals.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2015. The school's current overall rating is Good.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 19.4:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

No digital report timeline available.

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2015-05-06

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2012-02-29

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

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

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 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 66 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, 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)	66	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	64	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	65	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	64	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	65	1	1.5%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	77	2	2.6%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	77	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	78	1	1.3%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	88	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	89	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	88	0	0.0%	0.5%

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.

Speech, Language & Communication 10 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 5 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 1 pupils