# St Joseph's Catholic Junior School, Birtley — Chester le Street, United Kingdom

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## At a glance

- **Type:** Primary
- **Parent rating:** 4.4/5 from 4 published reviews
- **Principal:** Mrs K. Swaddle

## Contact

- **Address:** St. Joseph’s Catholic Infant School, Mitchell Street, Co. Durham, DH3 1LU
- **Phone:** 0191 410 2324
- **Website:** https://stjosephcatholicschoolsbirtley.org/
- **SchoolBrowse profile:** https://schoolbrowse.com/gb/chester-le-street/st-josephs-catholic-junior-school-birtley-22115

## About

A stimulating, encouraging and high achieving environment where personality, talents and interests are nurtured and developed to the full.

## Official rankings

- **Ofsted (Leadership and Management):** Outstanding — Apr 2013
- **Ofsted (Overall Effectiveness):** Outstanding — Apr 2013

## Recent parent reviews

- **5/5** — A wonderful school community!: We've had two children attend St Joseph's and have been thoroughly impressed with the warm and welcoming community. The facilities are excellent and the teachers are dedicated and passionate. *(Sep 2022)*
- **4/5** — A great place to learn: My child has settled well into St Joseph's and the staff have been very supportive. The school's values of kindness and respect are something we try to instill at home and it's great to see them being promoted at school. *(Mar 2022)*
- **5/5** — An excellent education and a loving community: Both my children have had an amazing experience at St Joseph's. The staff are caring and dedicated, and the curriculum is well-rounded and engaging. We feel so lucky to have found this school. *(Jan 2022)*
- **3/5** — A good school with some areas for improvement: We moved away from the area and had to say goodbye to St Joseph's, but we have many fond memories of our time there. While the school has many strengths, we felt that the communication with parents could be more effective at times. *(Dec 2020)*

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