# Ryhope Junior School

Ryhope Junior School is a primary school in Sunderland, for pupils aged 7 to 11.

It had 158 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E108787. [Sunderland](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Community school
- Ages: 7 to 11
- Pupils: 158
- Council: Sunderland
- URN: 108787

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection: Report card, 2 June 2026
- Safeguarding: Met
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard
- Early years: Not applicable
- Post-16 provision: Not applicable
- Leadership and governance: Strong standard
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, 67% of pupils at Ryhope Junior School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 66% in Sunderland and 62% in England.
8% 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 | 67% | 66% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 8% | 11% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105 | 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.

- [Ryhope Infant School Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ryhope-infant-school-academy-e140928): 10 m. Primary. School remains Good, November 2022
- [St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Ryhope](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-patricks-catholic-primary-school-ryhope-e148452): 440 m. Primary. Good (overall), March 2024. 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Paul's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-pauls-cofe-primary-school-e108836): 650 m. Primary. Standards maintained, April 2025. 88% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Venerable Bede Church of England Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/venerable-bede-church-of-england-academy-e139184): 1.2 km. Secondary. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade, serious weaknesses. Attainment 8 of 43.1 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Hill View Infant Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hill-view-infant-academy-e144222): 1.6 km. Primary. Good (overall), June 2022
- [Hopespring Sunderland](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hopespring-sunderland-e147648): 1.7 km. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

## 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/108787)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/108787)

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