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St Aloysius Catholic Junior School Academy

Primary · Hebburn · NE31 1BQ

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Outstanding

Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system

This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.

Quality of education: OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes: OutstandingPersonal development: OutstandingLeadership & management: OutstandingSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 15 November 2022

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At a glance

239 pupils · 100% of 240 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Free school meals
15.9% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
2.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
18.6% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
0.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
www.st-aloysius.co.uk
URN
148274

In figures

Ofsted last graded it Outstanding on 15 November 2022, under the framework used before November 2025. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Admissions cutoff distance: Year 3

Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

62 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
68%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
13%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
104
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
105
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school68%
Median of its 12 closest peers72%
South Tyneside average64%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is behind the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Our Lady's RC Primary School WiganWigan · 107 miles awayOutstanding81%
St Edward's RC Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyDarwen · 96 miles awayGood70%
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, SunderlandSunderland · 7 miles awayGood74%
Applegarth Primary SchoolNorthallerton · 44 miles awayGood47%
Bedlington West End Primary SchoolBedlington · 11 miles awayGood57%
Fatfield AcademyWashington · 7 miles awayGood74%
Tregadillett Primary SchoolLaunceston · 324 miles awayGood57%
Holy Family Catholic Primary SchoolDarlington · 31 miles awayGood77%
St Gabriel's Roman Catholic Primary School, RochdaleRochdale · 100 miles awayGood48%
Fakenham Junior SchoolFakenham · 177 miles awayGood35%
The Vale Primary AcademyKnottingley · 88 miles awayOutstanding76%
Hatfield Peverel St Andrew's Junior SchoolChelmsford · 238 miles awayGood84%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 91% (South Tyneside 85%, England 60%) · Black African 3% (South Tyneside 2%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Asian 3% (South Tyneside 1%, England 2%) · Any other White background 1% (South Tyneside 2%, England 7%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (South Tyneside 1%, England 1%) · other groups together 1%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
4%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
7.9%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

1.24 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · South Tyneside: 1.71 suspensions and 0.04 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
23.9
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

100% of teachers stayed at the school the following year

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

66.7% of teachers took sickness absence, 4.3 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £48,767; 18.2% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£5,566
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 71% (77%) · premises 6% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 11% (8%) · supplies and services 12% (9%) · educational supplies 6% (4%) · bought-in professional services 2% (2%) · catering 8% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £323,000; in-year balance +£106,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
3/10more deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
3/10more deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher25%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications19%18.1%
In managerial or professional work24.9%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways20.9%18.1%
Residents in very good health47.6%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier43.4%62.3%
Social housing42.5%17.1%
Privately rented14%20.5%
Detached houses10%22.9%
Flats21.1%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms7%21.1%
Households with no car or van30.5%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01008639 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£140,000323 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£99,000–£188,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (42)£275,000
Semi-detached (63)£165,000
Terraced (146)£140,000
Flat (72)£85,000

Homes around this school are among the cheapest tenth of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
0an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
2an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
9an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
1an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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