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St Joseph’s Catholic Junior School, Birtley DH3

School Street, Birtley, Chester le Street, County Durham DH3 2PN

10 simple reasons to choose St Joseph's Catholic Junior School, Birtley

State junior school (academy converter) in Birtley, Chester le Street.
For pupils aged 7 to 11 years.
Mixed school (about 50%/50%).
Day school.
Roman Catholic faith school.
Non-selective admissions policy.
Small school with an average of one class per year.
School not tied to any one senior school.
No fees.

10 better reasons to choose St Joseph's Catholic Junior School, Birtley

Schoolsmith Score®; 68.
One of the best state primary schools in Chester le Street and one of the 3 best independent or state primaries within 3 miles.
On average, 27 pupils per class and 21.6 pupils per teacher.
Above average attainment in Year 6 SATS exams over the last 4 years.
School enhances the curriculum with topic based and thematic teaching for some foundation subjects, emphasising Catholic social morality.
In the top 35% of schools in the country for pupil progress, over the last 4 years.
School curriculum also includes PSHE, Spanish. There may be an occasional extra-curricular academic or hobby club.
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Rated as Outstanding by Ofsted in its last full inspection in 2013.

Find another school near St Joseph's Catholic Junior School, Birtley

Independent Prep Schools

Newcastle Preparatory School (7.1 miles); Dame Allan's Junior School (7.2 miles); RGS Junior School (7.2 miles).

State Primary Schools

St Benet's Roman Catholic Primary School, Ouston (1.9 miles); Cestria Primary School (2.9 miles); St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic Primary School, Chester-le-Street (3.3 miles).

Independent Senior Schools

Royal Grammar School, Newcastle (7.2 miles); Dame Allan's Senior School (7.9 miles); Newcastle High School (8.1 miles).

State Senior Schools

Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy (0 miles); Grace College (2.9 miles); Cardinal Hume Catholic School (3.6 miles).

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