St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, North Shields
Wallsend Road, Chirton, North Shields, NE29 7BT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- BISHOP BEWICK CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Charlotte Chapman
- Diocese
- Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Bishop Bewick Catholic Education Trust
- Constituency
- Tynemouth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 193
- URN
- 148449
- Local authority
- North Tyneside
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01915740557
About this school
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, North Shields is a Roman Catholic primary academy in North Shields. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 193 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- 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 | 25 | 37 | 31 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 36% | 49% | 45% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 56% | 70% | 68% |
| Expected standard in maths | 56% | 68% | 58% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 68% | 78% | 65% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 105.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.40 | - | - |
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, North Shields has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | North Tyneside average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 36% | 55.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 49% | 57.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 45% | 58.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 263 |
| 2023/24 | 249 |
| 2024/25 | 216 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, North Shields compares
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, North Shields ranked 45th of 50 primary schools in North Tyneside for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 16% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 45% | 6.4% | 60.7% | 193 | — |
| Collingwood Primary School | 61% | 6.4% | 61.1% | 342 | 0.2 miles |
| Riverside Primary School | 59% | 7.2% | 78.7% | 148 | 0.4 miles |
| Waterville Primary School | 57% | 5.8% | 65.8% | 209 | 0.5 miles |
| St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, North Shields | 84% | 5.6% | 35.4% | 224 | 0.7 miles |
| Spring Gardens Primary School | 41% | 6.5% | 43.1% | 314 | 0.7 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)
- 60.71%
- English as an additional language
- 12.5%
- Overall absence
- 6.38%
- Persistent absence
- 22.1%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Collingwood Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · North Shields
-
Riverside Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · North Shields
-
Waterville Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · North Shields
-
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, North Shields0.7 miles
Primary · North Shields
-
Spring Gardens Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · North Shields
Other schools in North Shields
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, North Shields ranks 13th of the 15 ranked primary schools in North Shields.
- Christ Church CofE Primary School Primary
- Collingwood Primary School Primary
- Cullercoats Primary School Primary
- Monkhouse Primary School Primary
- New York Primary School Primary
- Percy Main Primary School Primary
- Preston Grange Primary School Primary
- Riverside Primary School Primary
- Spring Gardens Primary School Primary
- St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, North Shields Primary
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Cullercoats Primary
- Waterville Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, North Shields teach?
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, North Shields teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in North Shields.
- Who is the headteacher of St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, North Shields?
- The headteacher of St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, North Shields is Mrs Charlotte Chapman, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, North Shields last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, North Shields, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, North Shields?
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, North Shields has 193 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, North Shields full?
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, North Shields has capacity for 315 pupils and 193 on roll (61%), 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 St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, North Shields a faith school?
- Yes. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, North Shields is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle.
- Does St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, North Shields have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, North Shields as having nursery classes.
- Who runs St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, North Shields?
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, North Shields is part of BISHOP BEWICK CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, North Shields's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 36% in 2022/23 and 45% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, North Shields rank locally?
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, North Shields ranked 45th of 50 primary schools in North Tyneside for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 16% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, North Shields's absence rate?
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, North Shields's overall absence rate is 6.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, North Shields's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, North Shields'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.