St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 2–11 · Newton Aycliffe, County Durham
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Durham County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham for ages 2–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 13 September 2022. County Durham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 84% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Its 2024/25 reading, writing and maths figure was the highest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in County Durham that have results.
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, as at 164 of the 200 other County Durham primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- There are 27.6 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 20.7 across the 8 nearest primary schools in County Durham.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other County Durham schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Garburn Place, Durham, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 7DE
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- County Durham
- Pupils on roll
- 150 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 44.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 27.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 13 September 2022
Strengths
- “St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School is a happy and caring community.”
- “Pupils enjoy playing with each other in the well-resourced grounds.”
- “Pupils use the space outside in creative ways, building dens and making up games in the orchard.”
To improve
- “However, gaps remain in pupils’ knowledge and understanding stemming from the previous curriculum and the COVID-19 pandemic.”
- “There are too few opportunities for pupils to experience geography fieldwork skills.”
- “This limits their understanding of physical processes.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 November 2022 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 84% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 20 first-preference applications, 20 offers in total, 20 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in County Durham.
- Stephenson Way Academy and Nursery School 0.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Woodham Burn Community Primary School and Nursery 0.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Francis Horndale CofE Primary School 0.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Byerley Park Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Sugar Hill Primary School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Newton Aycliffe 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Vane Road Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Aycliffe Village Primary and Nursery School 1.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published