St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Murton

Type Primary / Voluntary aided school
Age Range 4-11
Religion Roman Catholic
Address Church Lane
Murton
Seaham
County Durham
SR7 9RD
Phone 01915261795
Reference Number 114276

General Makeup

Number of pupils 161
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 46.58%
Girls: 53.42%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 22.4%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 13.7%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 23
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 20
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 25.3

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 8 7 15
2 12 9 21
3 12 15 27
4 10 14 24
5 10 15 25
6 14 11 25

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 83.2%
Indian 6.2%
African 3.7%
White, Other 1.9%
Mixed, Other 1.2%
Asian, Other 1.2%
White & Asian 0.6%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Inspection Date 2023-07-06
Date Description Report
2023-05-23 School inspection School inspection
2017-11-29 Short inspection Short inspection
2013-07-16 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2012-01-09 Interim assessment Interim assessment
2009-01-13 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2008-03-11 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2005-11-14 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2000-10-02 Full inspection Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 57% Unlock Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard 10% Unlock Unlock

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 105 Unlock Unlock
Maths 106 Unlock Unlock

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -0.2 Unlock Unlock
Writing 3.2 Unlock Unlock
Maths 2.7 Unlock Unlock

How many students meet the standards

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Average Scaled Score

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Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 16 0
Third Preference 2 0
From another Local Authority 2 2

Previous Years

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Name Distance
Ribbon School
Barnes Road, Murton, Seaham, County Durham, SR7 9QR
0.3 miles
South Hetton Primary
Frederick Terrace, South Hetton, Durham, DH6 2TJ
1.38 miles
Easington Lane Primary School
High Street, Easington Lane, Houghton le Spring, Tyne and Wear, DH5 0JT
1.75 miles
Seaview Primary School
The Avenue, Deneside, Seaham, County Durham, SR7 8PD
1.83 miles
Westlea Primary School
Winslow Crescent, Westlea Estate, Seaham, County Durham, SR7 8JU
1.83 miles
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Seaham
Mill Road, Seaham, County Durham, SR7 0HW
2.05 miles
New Seaham Academy
Byron Terrace, Seaham, County Durham, SR7 0HX
2.24 miles
Hetton Lyons Primary School
Four Lane Ends, Hetton-le-Hole, Houghton le Spring, Tyne and Wear, DH5 0AH
2.38 miles
Hetton Lyons Nursery School
Four Lane Ends, Houghton Le Spring, DH5 0AH
2.42 miles
Seaham Trinity Primary School
Princess Road, Seaham, County Durham, SR7 7SP
2.46 miles
Easington CofE Primary School
EASINGTON VILLAGE, HALL WALK, PETERLEE, COUNTY DURHAM, SR8 3BP
2.5 miles
Rosemary Lane Nursery School
Rosemary Lane, Peterlee, SR8 3BQ
2.53 miles
St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School
Dene House Road, St. Mary Magdalene Rc Primary School, Dene House Road, Seaham, County Durham, SR7 7BJ
2.66 miles
Eppleton Academy Primary School
Church Road, Hetton-le-Hole, Houghton le Spring, Tyne and Wear, DH5 9AJ
2.67 miles
Hetton Primary School
Moorsley Road, Hetton-le-Hole, Houghton le Spring, Tyne and Wear, DH5 9ND
2.68 miles
Seaham Harbour Nursery School
Bottleworks Road, Seaham, SR7 7NN
2.75 miles
Ropery Walk Primary School
Ropery Walk, Seaham, County Durham, SR7 7JZ
2.76 miles
Easington Colliery Primary School
Whickham Street, Easington Colliery, Peterlee, County Durham, SR8 3DJ
2.84 miles
Gillas Lane Primary Academy
Seaton Avenue, Houghton le Spring, Tyne and Wear, DH5 8EH
3.08 miles
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Shotton
Fleming Field, Shotton, Durham, County Durham, DH6 2JQ
3.45 miles
Name Distance
Seaham High School
Station Road, Seaham, County Durham, SR7 0BH
2.03 miles
Hope Wood Academy
Crawlaw Road, Easington Colliery, Peterlee, Durham, SR8 3LP
2.49 miles
Easington Academy
Stockton Road, Easington Village, Peterlee, County Durham, SR8 3AY
2.76 miles
Hetton Academy
North Road, Hetton-le-Hole, Houghton le Spring, Tyne and Wear, DH5 9JZ
2.77 miles
Elemore Hall School
Pittington, Elemore Hall School, Durham, DH6 1QD
3.05 miles
Portland Academy
Weymouth Road, Chapelgarth, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, SR3 2NQ
3.37 miles
Kepier
Dairy Lane, Houghton le Spring, Tyne and Wear, DH4 5BH
3.7 miles
East Durham College
Willerby Grove, Peterlee, County Durham, SR8 2RN
4.09 miles
Venerable Bede Church of England Academy
Tunstall Bank, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, SR2 0SX
4.1 miles
Farringdon Community Academy
Allendale Road, Sunderland, SR3 3EL
4.24 miles
St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College
Westway, Peterlee, County Durham, SR8 1DE
4.37 miles
The Academy at Shotton Hall
Passfield Way, Peterlee, County Durham, SR8 1AU
4.78 miles
Dene Academy
Manor Way, Peterlee, County Durham, SR8 5RL
4.89 miles
Hopespring Sunderland
10 Sea View Road West, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, SR2 9HA
4.97 miles
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