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Requires improvement
Academy
St Joseph's Catholic Academy
Secondary
Post 16
Roman Catholic
Mill Lane, Hebburn, NE312ET
019 1428 2700


School Profile

GENDER
Mixed
AGE
11 - 18
PUPILS
1092

St Joseph's Catholic Academy is an Academy (Academy converter) with a Roman Catholic religious character. The school consists of mixed pupils aged between 11 and 18 and has a capacity of 1490. The school was last rated as Requires improvement by Ofsted on 31 Jan 2019.

This school has strong academic results. It is in the top 40% of Secondary schools in England based on Key Stage 4 GCSE performance and ranking according to the Attainment 8 score (how well pupils of the school have performed in up to 8 qualifications).


PUPIL MIX
507 boys and 585 girls
PUPILS PER TEACHER
14.2
ELIGIBLE FOR FREE SCHOOL MEALS
13.4%
ENGLISH NOT FIRST LANGUAGE
3.5%
PERSISTENT ABSENCE
14%
PUPIL DIVERSITY MIX
School census date: 16 Jan 2020

SPECIAL CLASSES
No
SEN SUPPORT
10.9%
EHC PLAN
1.9%


School Performance


Attainment 8 score

School
48
Local Authority
42.6
England
46.7

Progress 8 score

Average


Grade 5 or above in English & Maths GCSEs

School
38%
Local Authority
34%
England
43%


English Baccalaureate

  School Local Authority England
Pupils entering EBacc 34% 24% 40%
EBacc average point score 4.12 3.53 4.07



Percentage of students completing

School
93.4%
Local Authority
87.6%
England
91.3%

Progress Score

Average


Averages per A level entry

  School Local Authority England
Average Grade C- C+ C+
Average Points 27.5 32.36 32.87



Percentage of students completing

School
93.4%
Local Authority
87.6%
England
91.2%

Progress Score

Average


Average results per academic qualifications

  School Local Authority England
Average Grade C- C+ C+
Average Points 27.5 32.44 33.02




School Inspections


Inspectorate

The Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted)

Inspection reports

Ofsted Website  

Latest inspection rating

Latest inspection date

31 Jan 2019

Latest inspection summary:


Category Assessment
Quality of education No Judgement
Behaviour and attitudes No Judgement
Personal development No Judgement
Leadership and management Requires improvement
Safeguarding is effective Yes
Sixth form provision Good




School Admissions



Demand for secondary school places
High

Applications and Offers  
Total preferred applications 277
Of which first preference applications 156
Of which second preference applications 101
Of which third preference applications 20
Total offers made 163
Of which first preference offers 154
Of which second preference offers 9
Of which third preference offers 0




School Destinations


The percentage of students staying in education or employment (the year) after completing their GCSEs:

School
95%
Local Authority
92%
England
94%


Breakdown of destinations:

Destination School Local Authority England
Staying in education 88% 80% 87%
Staying in employment 4% 5% 3%
Staying in Apprenticeships 4% 7% 4%
Not staying in education or employment 5% 7% 5%


The percentage of students progressing to higher education or training (in the two years) after completing their A Levels:

School
66%
Local Authority
60%
England
62%


Breakdown of destinations:

Destination School Local Authority England
Degrees 60% 51% 58%
Of which top third higher education institutions
16% 15% 19%
Of which Russell Group institutions
16% 14% 14%
Of which Oxford or Cambridge
0% Not avail. 1%
Higher Apprenticeships 2% 1% 1%
Other study at level 4 or 5 4% 8% 3%




School Neighbourhood


PUBLIC TRANSPORT
9
GREEN SPACE
10
ENVIRONMENT
8
SAFETY
6
PROPERTY
£140,000 Median house price as at September 2020


DIVERSITY MIX


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