St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

Stockton-on-Tees · TS23 3NN

General information Primary School · 3-11 years Who goes here 189 pupils, 28.4% FSM

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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

General Information

Address: Low Grange Avenue, Billingham, TS23 3NN – View on map
Phone: 01642560056
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Angela Birrell
Age range: 3-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 21 families put it first for 21 places – 10 for every 10 places. Every one of them was offered a place. No places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 10 · 2024 10 · 2025 10 · 2026 10
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Nursery provision: Yes

Who goes here

189 pupils out of 210 places

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 48
% eligible for free school meals: 28.4%
Pupil mix: 3 in 10 (similar to the Stockton-on-Tees average)
English as an additional language: 12% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 16.9% a year (Stockton-on-Tees 13.4%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 20% moved to another school, 80% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house. This is a small staff, so one or two teachers leaving moves the figure a lot.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

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Across Stockton-on-Tees: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 4 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 3 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 2 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Stockton-on-Tees, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 5.5%
Persistently absent pupils: 16.8%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 20.6%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 2.1%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 17 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 14 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 2 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 2 pupils
Hearing impairment: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 4 pupils

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2024 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 67% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 7% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: in line with the Stockton-on-Tees average (67%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: As expected (3-year average 55% against an expected 59%)
3-year average (expected standard): 55%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 73% · Writing 73% · Maths 83% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 87%
Average test scores: reading 108, maths 106
Based on: 30 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolStockton-on-Tees averageEngland↗ Improving Up 15 percentage points since 2022/23. In 2024/25 this school was in line with the Stockton-on-Tees average (67%).

Year 6 SATs: joint 27th of 53 junior and primary schools in the area

=27St Francis of Assisi Church of England Primary School67%
=27St Gregory's Catholic Academy67%
=27St Joseph's Catholic Primary School67%
=27The Glebe Primary School67%
#32Whitehouse Primary School65%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1Egglescliffe Church of England Primary School94%
#2Oakdene Primary Academy91%
#3Frederick Nattrass Primary Academy88%
#4Junction Farm Primary School87%
#5Wynyard Church of England Primary School84%
#6Preston Primary School83%
#7Hartburn Primary School81%
#8The Links Primary School80%
#9Norton Primary Academy78%
#10Myton Park Primary School77%
#11Levendale Primary School76%
=12St Mary's Church of England Primary School75%
=12St Paul's Catholic Primary School75%
=14St Mark's Church of England Primary School74%
=14St Therese of Lisieux Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic Academy74%
=14The Oak Tree Academy74%
=17Fairfield Primary School73%
=17Whinstone Primary School73%
=19Crooksbarn Primary School72%
=19St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic Academy72%
#21Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Catholic Academy71%
=22Barley Fields Primary69%
=22Layfield Primary School69%
=22Yarm Primary School69%
=25Bewley Primary School68%
=25St Bede's Catholic Academy68%
=27Harewood Primary School67%
=27St Francis of Assisi Church of England Primary School67%
=27St Gregory's Catholic Academy67%
=27St Joseph's Catholic Primary School67%
=27The Glebe Primary School67%
#32Whitehouse Primary School65%
#33Kirklevington Primary School63%
=34Bader Primary School62%
=34Prior's Mill CofE Primary School62%
=34St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Stockton62%
#37Village Primary School60%
#38St John the Evangelist Catholic Primary School59%
=39Harrow Gate Academy58%
=39Rosebrook Primary School58%
#41Wolviston Primary School57%
=42Billingham South Community Primary School56%
=42Bowesfield Primary School56%
=42Christ The King Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic Academy56%
=42St Joseph's Catholic Academy56%
=42William Cassidi Church of England Aided Primary School56%
#47St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Stockton53%
#48Mill Lane Primary School52%
#49Hardwick Green Primary Academy51%
#50Thornaby Church of England Primary School49%
#51High Clarence Academy43%
#52Pentland Primary School34%
#53St John the Baptist Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School24%

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29th of 40 primary schools in Stockton-on-Tees for Ofsted rating

#27St John the Baptist Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolGood
#28St Joseph's Catholic AcademyGood
#29St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#30St Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#31St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, StocktonGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Billingham South Community Primary SchoolOutstanding
#2Oakdene Primary AcademyOutstanding
#3St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic AcademyOutstanding
#4Wynyard Church of England Primary SchoolOutstanding
#5Bewley Primary SchoolGood
#6Bowesfield Primary SchoolGood
#7Christ The King Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic AcademyGood
#8Egglescliffe Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#9Fairfield Primary SchoolGood
#10Frederick Nattrass Primary AcademyGood
#11Harewood Primary SchoolGood
#12Harrow Gate AcademyGood
#13Hartburn Primary SchoolGood
#14Holy Trinity Rosehill CofE Primary SchoolGood
#15Ingleby Mill Primary SchoolGood
#16Kirklevington Primary SchoolGood
#17Layfield Primary SchoolGood
#18Levendale Primary SchoolGood
#19Mandale Mill Primary SchoolGood
#20Mill Lane Primary SchoolGood
#21Myton Park Primary SchoolGood
#22Norton Primary AcademyGood
#23Oxbridge Lane Primary SchoolGood
#24Preston Primary SchoolGood
#25St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, StocktonGood
#26St Francis of Assisi Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#27St John the Baptist Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolGood
#28St Joseph's Catholic AcademyGood
#29St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#30St Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#31St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, StocktonGood
#32The Glebe Primary SchoolGood
#33The Links Primary SchoolGood
#34The Oak Tree AcademyGood
#35Thornaby Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#36Tilery Primary SchoolGood
#37Village Primary SchoolGood
#38Whinstone Primary SchoolGood
#39Whitehouse Primary SchoolGood
#40Yarm Primary SchoolGood

Financials

Spending per pupil: £4,432 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

54th of 56 primary schools in Stockton-on-Tees for spending per pupil

#52Roseberry Primary School£4,913
#53St Therese of Lisieux Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic Academy£4,819
#54St Joseph's Catholic Primary School£4,432
#55Mandale Mill Primary School£2,682
#56Oxbridge Lane Primary School£1,067

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1High Clarence Academy£11,223
#2St John the Baptist Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School£10,054
#3Pentland Primary School£8,558
#4Preston Primary School£8,368
#5The Oak Tree Academy£8,367
#6Frederick Nattrass Primary Academy£8,149
#7Mill Lane Primary School£8,118
#8Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Catholic Academy£7,948
#9Hardwick Green Primary Academy£7,744
#10Norton Primary Academy£7,586
#11Harrow Gate Academy£7,493
#12Village Primary School£7,410
#13Bader Primary School£7,388
#14The Links Primary School£7,363
#15Rosebrook Primary School£7,244
#16Billingham South Community Primary School£7,227
#17St John the Evangelist Catholic Primary School£7,218
#18St Mary's Church of England Primary School£7,212
#19St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Stockton£7,169
#20Bowesfield Primary School£7,167
#21Myton Park Primary School£7,160
#22St Bede's Catholic Academy£6,974
#23Thornaby Church of England Primary School£6,621
#24Wolviston Primary School£6,618
#25Harewood Primary School£6,600
#26The Glebe Primary School£6,542
#27William Cassidi Church of England Aided Primary School£6,492
#28Kirklevington Primary School£6,434
#29Layfield Primary School£6,329
#30St Mark's Church of England Primary School£6,311
#31St Gregory's Catholic Academy£6,283
#32Levendale Primary School£6,185
#33Bewley Primary School£6,102
#34Fairfield Primary School£5,983
#35Junction Farm Primary School£5,963
#36Yarm Primary School£5,962
#37Crooksbarn Primary School£5,921
#38Whitehouse Primary School£5,917
#39Oakdene Primary Academy£5,902
#40Christ The King Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic Academy£5,893
#41St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Stockton£5,819
#42Wynyard Church of England Primary School£5,810
#43Prior's Mill CofE Primary School£5,773
#44St Paul's Catholic Primary School£5,667
#45Whinstone Primary School£5,645
#46St Joseph's Catholic Academy£5,490
#47St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic Academy£5,465
#48St Francis of Assisi Church of England Primary School£5,434
#49Barley Fields Primary£5,358
#50Egglescliffe Church of England Primary School£5,089
#51Hartburn Primary School£5,060
#52Roseberry Primary School£4,913
#53St Therese of Lisieux Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic Academy£4,819
#54St Joseph's Catholic Primary School£4,432
#55Mandale Mill Primary School£2,682
#56Oxbridge Lane Primary School£1,067

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