St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Blaydon
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Blaydon-on-Tyne, Gateshead
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Blaydon is a primary school in Blaydon-on-Tyne, Gateshead for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 13 March 2023. Gateshead has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Croftdale Road, Blaydon-on-Tyne, NE21 4BG
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Gateshead
- Pupils on roll
- 226 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 15.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 13 March 2023
Strengths
- “St Joseph’s Catholic Primary is a school where everyone is valued.”
- “It is a school that is warm and welcoming to all.”
- “Around school, pupils work and collaborate in a calm and purposeful way.”
To improve
- “Where curriculum plans are still being developed, some pupils have confusion in key knowledge.”
- “However, some misconceptions, in the sounds pupils use to read and how they write them, are not always picked up quickly by adults working with pupils at the earliest stages of reading.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 May 2023 (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) | 66% | 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: 32 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 30 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Reception 2025 to 2026, as Gateshead published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Gateshead.
- Blaydon West Primary School 0.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Parkhead Community Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- St Mary & St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School, Blaydon 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- West Lane Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Crookhill Community Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Front Street Community Primary School 1.8 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Swalwell Primary School 1.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Fellside Community Primary School 1.9 mi Good Last distance published