# English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, Sunderland

English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, Sunderland is a primary school in Sunderland, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 178 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E148913. [Sunderland](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 178
- Council: Sunderland
- URN: 148913

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Standards maintained, February 2025
- Latest ungraded inspection: Standards maintained, 5 February 2025
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 68% of pupils at English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, Sunderland met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 66% in Sunderland and 62% in England.
11% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Sunderland | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 68% | 66% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 11% | 11% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105 | 105 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Willow Wood Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/willow-wood-community-primary-school-e108783): 100 m. Primary. Good (overall), June 2023. 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Red House Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/red-house-academy-e135878): 620 m. Secondary. Standards maintained, March 2025. Attainment 8 of 49.8 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Northern Saints Church of England Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/northern-saints-church-of-england-academy-e149524): 860 m. Primary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Hylton Red House Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hylton-red-house-nursery-school-e108748): 870 m. Nursery. Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met
- [Southwick Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/southwick-community-primary-school-e108769): 1.1 km. Primary. Good (overall), June 2022. 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Harry Watts Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/harry-watts-academy-e147841): 1.4 km. Special. Outstanding (overall), July 2023

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/148913)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/148913)

## How to cite

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