OFSTED
14 January 2025
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
Standards maintained
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Local authority
County Durham
Trust
BISHOP WILKINSON CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
86
82 full-time ·
4 part-time
Female pupils
49
57.0% of pupils
Male pupils
37
43.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
0.4 pts
below England
School
24.4%
County Durham
32.2%
North East
32.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
12.3 pts
above England
School
32.6%
County Durham
4.7%
North East
10.0%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
County Durham
0.5%
North East
0.9%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
57.0%
49
Any other White background
12.8%
11
African
9.3%
8
Chinese
7.0%
6
Any other ethnic group
3.5%
3
Indian
3.5%
3
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
24.4%
21 of
86 pupils
3.6 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.7 pts
above
England
6.0%
0.9 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
100.0%
39.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
100.0%
Reading
26.2 pts above England
School
100.0%
County Durham
73.0%
North East
73.1%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
100.0%
Writing
29.7 pts above England
School
100.0%
County Durham
71.9%
North East
71.1%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
100.0%
Maths
28.0 pts above England
School
100.0%
County Durham
72.0%
North East
72.3%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
6.69%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.47 pts
higher than
England
School
6.69%
County Durham
6.04%
North East
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
22.67%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
6.85 pts
higher than
England
School
22.67%
County Durham
15.78%
North East
16.04%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.33%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.47 pts
lower than
England
School
1.33%
County Durham
1.43%
North East
1.83%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
54.8%
33.4 pts
below England
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Gilesgate
54.8%
County Durham
83.6%
North East
87.8%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.