Highfield Helping Hands@ St Joseph’s

Highfield

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Highfield Helping Hands@ St Joseph’s scored a 5 out of 5 at its last inspection. Tuck in.

The breakdown

Hygiene Very good Cleanliness & condition Very good Confidence in management Very good

Last inspected on 8 October 2025 by Gateshead.

What does this rating mean?

Highfield Helping Hands@ St Joseph’s in Highfield has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (very good). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. Yes - 5 is the top food hygiene rating. It means hygiene standards were very good at the last inspection.

The rating reflects standards found at the last inspection. It is not a verdict on how the food tastes - it scores how well the business manages food safety. How often a place is inspected depends on its risk: lower-rated and higher-risk businesses are revisited more often than spotless ones.

Where is it?

St Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School,
Whinfield Way,
Highfield,
Rowlands Gill,
NE39 2JE

Highfield Helping Hands@ St Joseph’s Hygiene Rating - 5/5

This is the official Food Standards Agency hygiene badge for Highfield Helping Hands@ St Joseph’s. The data is published by the FSA under the Open Government Licence.

Who inspects Highfield Helping Hands@ St Joseph’s?

Food hygiene at Highfield Helping Hands@ St Joseph’s is inspected by Gateshead, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.gateshead.gov.uk or [email protected].

Questions about Highfield Helping Hands@ St Joseph’s

What is Highfield Helping Hands@ St Joseph’s’s food hygiene rating?

Highfield Helping Hands@ St Joseph’s has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 8 October 2025.

When was Highfield Helping Hands@ St Joseph’s last inspected?

Highfield Helping Hands@ St Joseph’s was last inspected by Gateshead on 8 October 2025.

Is a 5 out of 5 hygiene rating good?

Yes - 5 is the top food hygiene rating. It means hygiene standards were very good at the last inspection.

What do the food hygiene scores mean?

The rating combines three checks made on the day of the inspection: how hygienically food is handled, the cleanliness and condition of the premises, and how confident the inspector is that management will keep standards up. A higher overall score, from 0 up to 5, means fewer problems were found.