St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Primary school in Newton Aycliffe, Durham. Good (Sep 2022).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 13 September 2022, report published 9 November 2022, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
Good overall. The school was doing well. The most common grade under the previous system. 76% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Good.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around September 2026
The last inspection was in September 2022. Schools are usually inspected about every four years. It’s now later than the usual gap, so an inspection could happen at any time.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2028 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby primary schools
- 0.1 milesStephenson Way Academy and Nursery School
Good (Oct 2022)
- 0.2 milesWoodham Burn Community Primary School and Nursery
Requires improvement (Dec 2021)
- 0.3 milesSt Francis Horndale CofE Primary School
School remains Good (Jun 2024)
- 0.5 milesByerley Park Primary School
Report card, Feb 2026: 1 strong, 6 expected
- 0.7 milesSugar Hill Primary School
No overall grade. Quality of education good (Feb 2025)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.