UK Schools
St Joseph's Catholic Academy
St Joseph's Catholic Academy is a mixed secondary academy in Hebburn, South Tyneside Council, teaching 1,377 pupils aged 11 to 18. Ofsted rated it Good at its last graded inspection in September 2022. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 45.5 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 3 September 2025 to 17 July 2026.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for St Joseph's Catholic Academy.
Scale: Outstanding Good Requires improvement Inadequate
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for St Joseph's Catholic Academy.
- 1–2 In-Service Days
- 3 Autumn Term starts
- 24 Autumn Term ends
- 27–31 Autumn Half Term
- 3 Autumn Term resumes
- 19 Autumn Term ends
- 22–31 Christmas Holiday
- 25 Christmas Day (Bank Holiday)
- 26 Boxing Day (Bank Holiday)
- 1–2 Christmas Holiday
- 1 New Year's Day (Bank Holiday)
- 5 Spring Term starts
- 20 Spring Term ends
- 23–27 Spring Half Term
- 2 Spring Term resumes
- 2 Spring Term ends
- 3 Good Friday (Bank Holiday)
- 6 Easter Monday (Bank Holiday)
- 7–17 Easter Holiday
- 20 Summer Term starts
- 4 Early May Bank Holiday
- 22 Summer Term ends (first half)
- 25 Spring Bank Holiday
- 26–29 Summer Half Term
- 1 Summer Term resumes
- 3 In-Service Day
- 17 Summer Term ends
- 18–31 Summer Holiday (approx six weeks)
- 1–31 Summer Holiday (approx six weeks)
- 31 Summer Bank Holiday
- 1 Summer Holiday (approx six weeks)
Key dates (2025–2026)
- Autumn Term starts Sep 3, 2025 Term
- Autumn Term ends Oct 24, 2025 Term
- Autumn Half Term Oct 27–31, 2025 Holiday
- Autumn Term resumes Nov 3, 2025 Term
- Autumn Term ends Dec 19, 2025 Term
- Christmas Holiday Dec 22, 2025 – Jan 2, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Term starts Jan 5, 2026 Term
- Spring Term ends Feb 20, 2026 Term
- Spring Half Term Feb 23–27, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Term resumes Mar 2, 2026 Term
- Spring Term ends Apr 2, 2026 Term
- Easter Holiday Apr 7–17, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Term starts Apr 20, 2026 Term
- Summer Term ends (first half) May 22, 2026 Term
- Summer Half Term May 26–29, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Term resumes Jun 1, 2026 Term
- Summer Term ends Jul 17, 2026 Term
- Summer Holiday (approx six weeks) Jul 18 – Sep 1, 2026 Holiday
- In-Service Days Sep 1–2, 2025 Event
- In-Service Day Jul 3, 2026 Event
- New Year's Day (Bank Holiday) Jan 1, 2026 Holiday
- Good Friday (Bank Holiday) Apr 3, 2026 Holiday
- Easter Monday (Bank Holiday) Apr 6, 2026 Holiday
- Early May Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Bank Holiday May 25, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Bank Holiday Aug 31, 2026 Holiday
- Christmas Day (Bank Holiday) Dec 25, 2025 Holiday
- Boxing Day (Bank Holiday) Dec 26, 2025 Holiday
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare St Joseph's Catholic Academy with South Tyneside Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 45.5 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
This school South Tyneside Council England
16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 28.81 A level average point score
Results for students finishing post-16 study.
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Attendance 25.4% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
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What pupils do after GCSEs 93% In education, apprenticeship or work
Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.
This school South Tyneside Council England
What students do after 16 to 18 study 89% In education, apprenticeship or work
Destinations the year after finishing post-16 study.
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About this data source & caveats
Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.
Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.
We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.
Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for St Joseph's Catholic Academy. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.
Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Location & catchment area
Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to St Joseph's Catholic Academy than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.