Our Lady & St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Ushaw Moor
Durham Road, Ushaw Moor, Durham, DH7 7LF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- BISHOP WILKINSON CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr David Miller
- Diocese
- Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle
- Sponsor
- Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust
- Constituency
- City of Durham
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 98
- URN
- 148206
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01913734343
About this school
Our Lady & St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Ushaw Moor is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Durham. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 98 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Our Lady & St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Ushaw Moor, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 15 | 11 | 10 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 64% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 9% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 73% | 70% |
| Expected standard in maths | 60% | 64% | 70% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 47% | 82% | 70% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 102.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 103.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -5.20 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Our Lady & St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Ushaw Moor has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | County Durham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 53% | 58% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 64% | 58.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 60% | 60% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 81 |
| 2023/24 | 69 |
| 2024/25 | 37 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Our Lady & St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Ushaw Moor compares
Our Lady & St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Ushaw Moor ranked 106th of 185 primary schools in County Durham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 8.6% | 32.4% | 98 | — |
| Silver Tree Primary School and Nursery | 52% | 6.2% | 46.1% | 201 | 0.0 miles |
| New Brancepeth Primary Academy | 73% | 5.7% | 53.6% | 109 | 0.7 miles |
| Bearpark Primary School | 31% | 5.9% | 43.4% | 105 | 0.8 miles |
| Langley Moor Primary School | 77% | 3.6% | 19.1% | 195 | 1.7 miles |
| Langley Park Primary School | 50% | 7.2% | 47.5% | 183 | 1.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
- 18 October 2023
-
Ungraded inspection report11 December 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 32.43%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 8.56%
- Persistent absence
- 20.51%
Location
Nearby schools
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Silver Tree Primary School and Nursery0.0 miles
Primary · Durham
-
New Brancepeth Primary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Durham
-
Bearpark Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Durham
-
Langley Moor Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Durham
-
Langley Park Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Durham
Other schools in Durham
Our Lady & St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Ushaw Moor ranks 28th of the 42 ranked primary schools in Durham.
- All Saints' Catholic Primary School, Lanchester Primary
- Bearpark Primary School Primary
- Belmont Cheveley Park Primary School Primary
- Belmont CofE (Controlled) Primary School Primary
- Blue Coat CofE (Aided) Junior School Primary
- Brandon Primary Academy Primary
- Burnhope Primary School Primary
- Cassop Primary School Primary
- Coxhoe Primary School Primary
- Durham Gilesgate Primary School Primary
- Durham Newton Hall Infants' School Primary
- Edmondsley Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Our Lady & St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Ushaw Moor teach?
- Our Lady & St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Ushaw Moor teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Durham.
- Who is the headteacher of Our Lady & St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Ushaw Moor?
- The headteacher of Our Lady & St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Ushaw Moor is Mr David Miller, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Our Lady & St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Ushaw Moor been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Our Lady & St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Ushaw Moor, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Our Lady & St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Ushaw Moor?
- Our Lady & St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Ushaw Moor has 98 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Our Lady & St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Ushaw Moor full?
- Our Lady & St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Ushaw Moor has capacity for 105 pupils and 98 on roll (93%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Our Lady & St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Ushaw Moor a faith school?
- Yes. Our Lady & St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Ushaw Moor is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle.
- Does Our Lady & St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Ushaw Moor have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Our Lady & St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Ushaw Moor as having no nursery classes.
- Is Our Lady & St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Ushaw Moor part of an academy trust?
- Our Lady & St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Ushaw Moor is part of BISHOP WILKINSON CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Our Lady & St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Ushaw Moor's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 53% in 2022/23 and 60% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Our Lady & St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Ushaw Moor compare with other schools in County Durham?
- Our Lady & St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Ushaw Moor ranked 106th of 185 primary schools in County Durham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Our Lady & St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Ushaw Moor's absence rate?
- Our Lady & St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Ushaw Moor's overall absence rate is 8.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Our Lady & St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Ushaw Moor's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Our Lady & St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Ushaw Moor's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 10 July 2026.