Primary school

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Murton

  • Voluntary Aided School
  • ages 2–11
  • Mixed
  • Roman Catholic
  • Durham
  • SR7 9RD
Ofsted Good · inspected Jul 2013

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 4,943 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 33%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 60%60%2016/17: top 7%2017/18: top 30%2018/19: top 1%1% · 2018/192022/23: top 61%2023/24: top 25%2024/25: top 33%No exams

Against North East

Expected standard, RWM71% · North East 67%Small cohort: 24 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM0% · North East 8%Small cohort: 24 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score105 · North East 105Small cohort: 24 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score103 · North East 105Small cohort: 24 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 50% · 20 pupils · North East 58%2016/17: 86% · 14 pupils · North East 68%2017/18: 75% · 16 pupils · North East 72%2018/19: 100% · 15 pupils · North East 69%2022/23: 57% · 21 pupils · North East 65%2023/24: 72% · 25 pupils · North East 64%2024/25: 71% · 24 pupils · North East 67%100%50%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 5% · 20 pupils · North East 5%2016/17: 7% · 14 pupils · North East 7%2017/18: 6% · 16 pupils · North East 10%2018/19: 7% · 15 pupils · North East 10%2022/23: 10% · 21 pupils · North East 7%2023/24: 16% · 25 pupils · North East 6%2024/25: 0% · 24 pupils · North East 8%16%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 103 · 20 pupils · North East 1032016/17: 106 · 14 pupils · North East 1042017/18: 108 · 16 pupils · North East 1062018/19: 109 · 15 pupils · North East 1052022/23: 105 · 21 pupils · North East 1052023/24: 105 · 25 pupils · North East 1052024/25: 105 · 24 pupils · North East 105109103No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 102 · 20 pupils · North East 1032016/17: 104 · 14 pupils · North East 1052017/18: 103 · 16 pupils · North East 1052018/19: 106 · 15 pupils · North East 1052022/23: 106 · 21 pupils · North East 1042023/24: 106 · 25 pupils · North East 1042024/25: 103 · 24 pupils · North East 105106102No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
7 of 7 who put it first2014 · 83.3%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st77
2nd160
3rd20

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2005–2023

  1. 2005Good
  2. 2009Good
  3. 2013Good
  4. 2017Ungraded visit
  5. 2023Remains Good

4 strong areas

  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils

0 weak areas

4 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026127
Free school meals (past 6 years)19.7%
First language not English15.5%
SEN support4.2%
EHC plan0.0%
Absence (sessions missed)3.2%
Persistently absent pupils5.8%

Girls 57%Boys 43%

60.5% full · 210 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher21.2
Pupils per adult12.7
  • Classroom teachers 4
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 4
  • Other support 3

Teachers 6 FTE · Whole workforce 13 · 17 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£8,055
Spend per pupil£7,681
Staff spend per pupil£5,083
Reserve per pupil£1,820
  • +£231,185revenue reserve
  • +£47,524in-year balance

Grants £7,510 · self-generated £545 · premises £708 per pupil