St Benet's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School
Primary schoolSt Benet's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School is a primary school in Sunderland, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 303 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, May 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 1 May 2024
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 78% of pupils at St Benet's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 66% in Sunderland and 62% in England.
7% 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 | 78% | 66% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 7% | 11% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106 | 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
In a straight line- Redby AcademyPrimary. Good (overall), March 2023. 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)200 m
- Grange Park Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), November 2023. 39% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)770 m
- Fulwell Junior SchoolPrimary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)870 m
- Fulwell Infant School AcademyPrimary. Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade870 m
- Dame Dorothy Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, February 20221 km
- Beacon of Light SchoolPupil referral and alternative provision. Good (overall), September 20231.1 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Sunderland
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).