Secondary
St Joseph's Catholic Academy
Mill Lane, Hebburn, NE31 2ET
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 1377 of 1490 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.8
- Local authority
- South Tyneside
- Religious character
- Yes
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Trust
- BISHOP CHADWICK CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST
- Diocese
- Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 77.0
- All staff (FTE)
- 95.2
- Pupils per adult
- 14.4
- Pupils
- 1,367
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected September 2022
Good
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationGood
- Sixth formGood
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
January 2019
Previous framework
Requires improvement
- Leadership and governanceRequires improvement
GCSE results
41%
45.5
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 45.5 |
| EBacc average point score | 4.05 |
| Entered the EBacc | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 67% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 41% |
| A level average points per entry | 28.81 |
| A level students | 80 |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 50% |
| 22/23 | 39% |
| 23/24 | 41% |
| 24/25 | 41% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 34.9 |
| 22/23 | 29.7 |
| 23/24 | 28.8 |
| 24/25 | 28.8 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | -0.02 |
| 22/23 | -0.05 |
| 23/24 | -0.29 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 53.3 |
| 22/23 | 47.1 |
| 23/24 | 44.3 |
| 24/25 | 45.5 |
Mill Lane, Hebburn, NE31 2ET
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
South Tyneside admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Executive Headteacher
- James Crowe
- Address
- Mill Lane, Hebburn, NE31 2ET
- Telephone
- 01914282700