Our Lady & St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Ushaw Moor
Academy converter in Durham, County Durham.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy converter |
| Age range | 4 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious character | Roman Catholic |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 98 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 105 |
| Free school meals | 27.60% |
| Trust or sponsor | BISHOP WILKINSON CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST |
| Local authority | County Durham |
| Address | Durham Road, Ushaw Moor, Durham, DH7 7LF |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | https://ourladyandstjosephsushawmoor.bwcet.com/ |
| Telephone | 01913734343 |
| URN | 148206 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 18 October 2023, published 11 December 2023:
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Latest ungraded inspection: 11 December 2019, outcome: School remains Good.
This ungraded inspection was of the predecessor school.
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Silver Tree Primary School and Nursery (primary school, about 0.1 km)
- New Brancepeth Primary Academy (primary school, about 1.1 km)
- Bearpark Primary School (primary school, about 1.2 km)
- Langley Moor Primary School (primary school, about 2.8 km)
- Langley Park Primary School (primary school, about 2.9 km)
- Neville's Cross Primary School and Nursery (primary school, about 3.0 km)
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Langley Moor (primary school, about 3.1 km)
- Brandon Primary Academy (primary school, about 3.1 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.