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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Benwell
Armstrong Road, Benwell, Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE15 6JB
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Benwell is a Roman Catholic academy. It has about 220 boys and girls aged between 3 and 11. Ofsted last inspected the school in November 2016. The present school opened in 2021.
This school is a member of Bishop Bewick Catholic Education Trust. (Other schools in this trust include Sacred Heart Primary School, St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Newcastle, St Michael's Catholic Primary School, English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, Fenham and St George's Catholic Primary School, Bells Close.)
Particular strengths include Progress, Disadvantaged pupils and Admissions. Relative weaknesses include Finances, Environment and Representation.
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Progress: Excellent. Progress in maths is excellent, in reading it is above average and in writing it is excellent. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For actual grades, see Attainment.)
Disadvantaged pupils: Excellent. Progress in maths is excellent. Progress in reading is above average. Progress in writing is excellent.
Admissions: Above average. The occupancy rate is quite low.
Attendance: About average. Pupil absence rates are roughly average and the incidence of persistent absence is quite high.
Attainment: About average. Maths attainment is about average, reading is below average and GPS (grammar, punctuation and spelling) is about average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)
Representation: Slightly out of balance. The socio-economic mix is slightly out of balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is out of balance with the local community. Show details
Environment: Below average. Air pollution and traffic accidents are roughly average, while crime is very high.
Finances: Poor. However, the school budget has been roughly in balance
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