# St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Washington

St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Washington is a primary school in Sunderland, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 204 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E147138. [Sunderland](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 204
- Council: Sunderland
- URN: 147138

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), April 2024
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 30 April 2024
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
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, 80% of pupils at St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Washington met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 66% in Sunderland and 62% in England.
10% 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 | 80% | 66% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 10% | 11% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108 | 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.

- [Usworth Colliery Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/usworth-colliery-nursery-school-e108749): 510 m. Nursery. Good (overall), May 2024
- [Usworth Colliery Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/usworth-colliery-primary-school-e108799): 510 m. Primary. Standards maintained, January 2025. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Marlborough Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/marlborough-primary-school-e108822): 960 m. Primary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. 20% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [George Washington Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/george-washington-primary-school-e144220): 990 m. Primary. Standards maintained, March 2025. 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Washington Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/washington-academy-e144937): 1.2 km. Secondary. Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 41.0 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Albany Village Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/albany-village-primary-school-e131036): 1.5 km. Primary. School remains Good, February 2023. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## 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/147138)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/147138)

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