St Joseph's Catholic Academy
About the school
St Joseph's Catholic Academy is an open secondary school in South Tyneside.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 27 September 2022
- Published
- 23 November 2022
- Inspection type
- Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
- Latest outcome
- Good
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 45.5
- South Tyneside
- 42.7
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- South Tyneside
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 41.10%
- South Tyneside
- 38.50%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 67.10%
- South Tyneside
- 60.80%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 44.90%
- South Tyneside
- 35.30%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.05
- South Tyneside
- 3.74
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C
Average A-level points
- School
- 28.81
AAB or better
- School
- 5.60%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1357
Girls
48.56%
Boys
51.44%
SEN support
15.40%
Education, health and care plan
1.40%
English as an additional language
2.90%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
23.41%
Overall absence
9.29
Persistent absence
25.39
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
212
Sustained education or employment
93%
Education
81%
Apprenticeship
9%
Employment
3%
Not sustained
6%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
87
Sustained education or employment
89%
Higher education
48%
Further education
6%
Apprenticeship
14%
Employment
21%