St Aloysius Catholic Infant School, Hebburn
St Aloysius Catholic Infant School, Hebburn is a converter academy in Hebburn for boys and girls aged 3 to 7. It has 228 pupils, 48 more than it has places for. About 8 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England.
Argyle Street, Hebburn, NE31 1RZ0191 483 2274Mrs Anna Tumelty headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Results
No published results yet for this school.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published. As a Roman Catholic school it may put families of that faith first. Check the school's own admissions rules.
Fewer than one place in twenty is empty, so in most years more families apply than there are places. Living close by, or already having a child here, makes a real difference. Pupil numbers have stayed about the same since 2021/22.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to South Tyneside council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (8), Autistic spectrum disorder (6), Specific learning difficulty (2), language and communications needs (2), Multi-sensory impairment (1), SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 228 | 225 | 233 | 233 | 237 | 244 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 8% | 6% | 8% | 7% | 11% | 11% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 8% | 9% | 7% | 3% | 2% | 2% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 10% | 10% | 9% | 10% | 9% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 2% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 96.2% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2018/19† | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 3.8% | 4.4% | 4.7% | 5.0% | 2.0% | 3.7% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 2.9% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 3.8% | 1.8% | 2.4% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 0.9% | 1.2% | 1.5% | 1.2% | 0.3% | 1.3% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 7.5% | 12.2% | 8.1% | 8.3% | 2.4% | 8.2% | 12.8% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
† These attendance figures are for St Aloysius RC Voluntary Aided Infant School, the school this one replaced in December 2020. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Aloysius Catholic Junior School Academy | Academy | 30 m | 239 | Outstanding 2022 | 88 | Compare |
| St Oswald's CofE Aided Primary School | Church of England | 890 m | 181 | No overall grade 2024 | 50 | Compare |
| Hebburn Lakes Primary School | Council | 0.8 miles | 456 | Good 2023 | 8 | Compare |
| St James' Catholic Primary School, Hebburn | Academy | 1.0 miles | 160 | Not inspected | 73 | Compare |
| Richardson Dees Primary School | Foundation | 1.0 miles | 206 | Good 2022 | 29 | Compare |
| Carville Academy | Academy | 1.0 miles | – | No overall grade 2025 | – | Compare |
| St Peter's Church of England Primary School | Academy | 1.0 miles | 162 | Requires improvement 2023 | 1 | Compare |
| Tyneview Primary School | Academy | 1.1 miles | 257 | Report card 2026 | 80 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is St Aloysius Catholic Infant School, Hebburn a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score St Aloysius Catholic Infant School, Hebburn yet.
How many pupils does St Aloysius Catholic Infant School, Hebburn have?
228 pupils aged 3 to 7 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 180 places, so it is 127% full.
Is St Aloysius Catholic Infant School, Hebburn oversubscribed?
Often. Fewer than one place in twenty was empty in 2024/25, so popular year groups fill up.
What is attendance like at St Aloysius Catholic Infant School, Hebburn?
Pupils were in school 96.2% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 8% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
How big are the classes at St Aloysius Catholic Infant School, Hebburn?
The average class had 31.1 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. 14% of classes had more than 30 pupils.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Argyle Street, Hebburn, NE31 1RZ
- Telephone
- 0191 483 2274
- Headteacher
- Mrs Anna Tumelty
- Type of school
- Converter academy (Academy converter, academies)
- Phase
- Primary school, ages 3-7, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic, Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle
- Multi-academy trust
- Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust (31 schools)
- Local authority
- South Tyneside
- Ward
- Hebburn North
- Constituency
- Jarrow and Gateshead East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 December 2020 (academy converter)
- URN
- 148275 · LAESTAB 3933307 · UKPRN 10087345
- Formerly
- St Aloysius RC Voluntary Aided Infant School
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Class sizes: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.