St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Ushaw Moor
Durham Road, Ushaw Moor, Durham, DH7 7LF
This school is closed (it closed in April 2026).
It was replaced by Our Lady & St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Ushaw Moor. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mr David Miller
- Diocese
- Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle
- Constituency
- City of Durham
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 112
- Pupils on roll
- 0
- URN
- 148208
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Website
- School website
About this school
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Ushaw Moor was a Roman Catholic primary academy in Durham. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 0 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Ushaw Moor has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in November 2020, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 14 | 9 | 15 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 44% | 53% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 78% | 60% |
| Expected standard in maths | 93% | 67% | 67% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 64% | 67% | 67% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 106.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 105.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.00 | - | - |
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 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 | 57% | 58% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 44% | 58.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 53% | 60% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 92 |
| 2023/24 | 89 |
| 2024/25 | 82 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Ushaw Moor compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 53% | 4.9% | 34.2% | 0 | — |
| Our Lady & St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Ushaw Moor | 60% | 8.6% | 32.4% | 98 | 0.0 miles |
| Silver Tree Primary School and Nursery | 52% | 6.2% | 46.1% | 201 | 0.1 miles |
| Bearpark Primary School | 31% | 5.9% | 43.4% | 105 | 0.7 miles |
| New Brancepeth Primary Academy | 73% | 5.7% | 53.6% | 109 | 0.7 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 34.15%
- English as an additional language
- 7.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.94%
- Persistent absence
- 17.07%
Location
Nearby schools
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Our Lady & St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Ushaw Moor0.0 miles
Primary · Durham
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Silver Tree Primary School and Nursery0.1 miles
Primary · Durham
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Bearpark Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Durham
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New Brancepeth Primary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Durham
-
Langley Park Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Durham
Other 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 St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Ushaw Moor teach?
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Ushaw Moor taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Durham.
- Has St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Ushaw Moor been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Ushaw Moor under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Ushaw Moor?
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Ushaw Moor had 0 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have 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 57% in 2022/23 and 53% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Ushaw Moor's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, 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 2 July 2026.