# St Benet's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School

St 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.

Primary school. Code E108837. [Sunderland](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Voluntary aided school
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 303
- Council: Sunderland
- URN: 108837

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, May 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 1 May 2024
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, 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

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

- [Redby Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/redby-academy-e137463): 200 m. Primary. Good (overall), March 2023. 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Grange Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/grange-park-primary-school-e108765): 770 m. Primary. Good (overall), November 2023. 39% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Fulwell Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fulwell-junior-school-e108763): 870 m. Primary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Fulwell Infant School Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fulwell-infant-school-academy-e139026): 870 m. Primary. Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade
- [Dame Dorothy Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dame-dorothy-primary-school-e151412): 1 km. Primary. School remains Good, February 2022
- [Beacon of Light School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/beacon-of-light-school-e142882): 1.1 km. Pupil referral and alternative provision. Good (overall), September 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/108837)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/108837)

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