St Aloysius Catholic Junior School AcademySt James' Catholic Primary School, Hebburn

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Hebburn.

Summary of the comparison

St Aloysius Catholic Junior School Academy and St James' Catholic Primary School, Hebburn are primary schools in Hebburn.

  • St Aloysius Catholic Junior School Academy scores 75 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and St James' Catholic Primary School, Hebburn scores 70 out of 100 (grade B, strong). St Aloysius Catholic Junior School Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • St Aloysius Catholic Junior School Academy was judged Outstanding and St James' Catholic Primary School, Hebburn 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 68.0% for St Aloysius Catholic Junior School Academy and 73.0% for St James' Catholic Primary School, Hebburn.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at St Aloysius Catholic Junior School Academy (83.0% in 2022-23, 68.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at St James' Catholic Primary School, Hebburn (70.0% in 2022-23, 73.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

St Aloysius Catholic Junior School Academy versus St James' Catholic Primary School, Hebburn compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure HebburnSt Aloysius Catholic Junior School AcademyHebburnSt James' Catholic Primary School, HebburnEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB75/100Stronger figureB70/100
Local ranking3rd of 45 in South Tyneside Stronger figure6th of 45 in South Tyneside
InspectionOfsted: OutstandingStronger figureOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range7-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll242 172
Capacity240 210
LocationHebburn, NE31 1BQ Hebburn, NE31 2BP
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard68.0% 73.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard13.0% Stronger figure7.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score104.0 109.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score105.0 107.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census242 172
Free school meals (ever 6)17.8% 22.1%
English as an additional language2.9% 4.7%
SEN support18.6% 20.9%
SEN with an EHC plan0.8% 1.7%
Attendance
Overall absence4.5% Stronger figure5.3% 6.2%
Persistent absence7.9% Stronger figure11.8% 15.8%

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.

St Aloysius Catholic Junior School Academy

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