St Joseph's Catholic Infant School, Birtley
Mitchell Street, Chester le Street, DH3 1LU
68 pupils · 76% of 90 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- BISHOP WILKINSON CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST
- Local authority
- Gateshead
- Free school meals
- 16.2%
Ofsted
Standards maintained (2024) — Ungraded inspection — “Standards maintained” (no overall grade issued)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 22 October 2024, published 4 December 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 15 | 15 | 41 | 15 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 24 | 24 | 49 | 24 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 25 | 25 | 48 | 25 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 16 | 17 | 53 | 16 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 19 | 18 | 42 | 19 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St Joseph's Catholic Junior School, Birtley 0.6 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Ravensworth Terrace Primary School 0.7 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Birtley East Community Primary School 0.9 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Portobello Primary School 1.4 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Barley Mow Primary School 1.7 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Blackfell Primary School 2 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.