St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Blaydon
Croftdale Road, Blaydon-on-Tyne, NE21 4BG
226 pupils · 108% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- BISHOP WILKINSON CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST
- Local authority
- Gateshead
- Free school meals
- 15.1%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
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 13 March 2023, published 10 May 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 66% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 9% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.07 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 30 | 32 | 76 | 30 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 22 | 22 | 57 | 22 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 29 | 29 | 72 | 29 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 21 | 20 | 54 | 21 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 25 | 24 | 77 | 25 |
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
- Blaydon West Primary School 0.4 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Parkhead Community Primary School 1.2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- St Mary & St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School, Blaydon 1.3 km · No overall grade (2024)
- West Lane Primary School 1.4 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- St George's Catholic Primary School, Bells Close 1.7 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Lemington Riverside Primary School 1.8 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
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.