Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolBadger Hill Academy

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Saltburn-by-the-Sea.

Summary of the comparison

Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School and Badger Hill Academy are primary schools in Saltburn-by-the-Sea.

  • Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School scores 78 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Badger Hill Academy scores 82 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Badger Hill Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School was judged Outstanding and Badger Hill Academy was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 82.0% for Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School and 85.0% for Badger Hill Academy.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School (71.0% in 2022-23, 82.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Badger Hill Academy (93.0% in 2022-23, 85.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School versus Badger Hill Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Saltburn-by-the-SeaSaint Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolSaltburn-by-the-SeaBadger Hill AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB78/100B82/100Stronger figure
Local ranking5th of 44 in Redcar and Cleveland 2nd of 44 in Redcar and Cleveland Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: OutstandingStronger figureOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range2-11 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll179 149
Capacity210 210
LocationSaltburn-by-the-Sea, TS13 4PZ Saltburn-by-the-Sea, TS12 2XR
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard82.0% 85.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard14.0% 35.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score109.0 112.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score107.0 110.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census179 149
Free school meals (ever 6)18.6% 21.1%
English as an additional language0.0% 2.7%
SEN support8.4% 15.4%
SEN with an EHC plan2.2% 0.0%
Attendance
Overall absence5.0% 3.2% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence8.2% 3.5% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Saint Joseph's Catholic Primary School

Badger Hill Academy

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