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St Joseph's Catholic Academy

URN
146679
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
St Joseph's Catholic Academy
URN
146679
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Developing

53 / 100

Developing

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

37

Inspection

55

Admissions Value

56

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Below top 50% of primary schools in England

Below top 50% nationally

#49 of 50 schools in Stockton-on-Tees

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Proceed With Caution

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: Moderate competition
  • Admissions risk: Moderate risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Average
  • National comparison: Similar to national average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Your decision briefing for St Joseph's Catholic Academy

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Accessible
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Competitiveness on published admissions data
  • Demand trends over recent admission cycles
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  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Can we realistically get in?

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Admissions strategy for St Joseph's Catholic Academy

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Ofsted inspections

Ungraded inspection
Latest publication date
13 July 2023
Inspection date
24 May 2023
Inspection type
-
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Outcome

    School remains Good

    Graded 13 July 2023

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Inspection history

Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

Admissions

Moderate pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

39

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

56

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

39

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

1.44×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Stockton-on-Tees
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Stockton-on-Tees)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
https://stjosephsnorton.bhcet.org.uk

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Stockton-on-Tees to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

67.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

74.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

69.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

56.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

TS20 1HR - Ragworth Road, Norton, Stockton-on-Tees

Contact details

Address
Ragworth Road, Norton, Stockton-on-Tees
Postcode
TS20 1HR
Phone
1642360401
Website
https://stjosephsnorton.bhcet.org.uk
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Stockton-on-Tees
Local authority code
808

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 199 schools in Stockton-on-Tees.

Authority statistics

Total schools

199

Open schools

87

Closed schools

112

Primary schools

139

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    13 July 202324 May 2023-School remains GoodView report for inspection published 13 July 2023
    • School remains Good

      Published
      13 July 2023
      Inspected
      24 May 2023
      Type
      -
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    69.6%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 39

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    30

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary139 (70.2%)
    • Secondary30 (15.2%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other29 (14.6%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    St Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School, Norton0 mPrimaryClosed
    Summerhouse School103 mNot applicableClosed
    Red House School335 mNot applicableOpen
    Frederick Nattrass Primary Academy382 mPrimaryOpen
    Frederick Nattrass Primary School382 mPrimaryClosed
    Bishopsmill School465 mNot applicableClosed
    King Edwin School668 mNot applicableOpen
    King Edwin School668 mNot applicableClosed
    The Glebe Primary School777 mPrimaryOpen
    Crooksbarn Primary School805 mPrimaryOpen
    • St Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School, Norton
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Summerhouse School
      Distance
      103 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Closed
    • Red House School
      Distance
      335 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Open
    • Frederick Nattrass Primary Academy
      Distance
      382 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Stockton-on-Tees)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Bader Primary SchoolPrimaryTS17 0BYOpen
    Bader Primary SchoolPrimaryTS17 0BYClosed
    Barley Fields PrimaryPrimaryTS17 0QPOpen
    Barley Fields PrimaryPrimaryTS17 0QPClosed
    Bewley Infant SchoolPrimaryTS23 3LHClosed
    • Bader Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      TS17 0BY
      Status
      Open
    • Bader Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      TS17 0BY
      Status
      Closed
    • Barley Fields Primary
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      TS17 0QP
      Status
      Open
    • Barley Fields Primary
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      TS17 0QP
      Status
      Closed
    • Bewley Infant School
    Frederick Nattrass Primary School
    Distance
    382 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Bishopsmill School
    Distance
    465 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • King Edwin School
    Distance
    668 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • King Edwin School
    Distance
    668 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • The Glebe Primary School
    Distance
    777 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Crooksbarn Primary School
    Distance
    805 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    TS23 3LH
    Status
    Closed