St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland
Primary schoolSt Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland is a primary school in Sunderland, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 247 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Improved significantly, January 2025
- Latest ungraded inspection
- Improved significantly, 15 January 2025
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, 90% of pupils at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 66% in Sunderland and 62% in England.
28% 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 | 90% | 66% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 28% | 11% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 110 | 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- Diamond Hall Junior AcademyPrimary. School remains Good, March 2022. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)90 m
- Diamond Hall Infant AcademyPrimary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade120 m
- Barnes Infant AcademyPrimary. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met1.2 km
- Barnes Junior SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, June 2023. 38% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
- Highfield AcademyPrimary. School remains Good, October 2022. 82% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.4 km
- St Anthony's Girls' Catholic AcademySecondary. Good (overall), January 2023. Attainment 8 of 52.1 (2025/26, provisional)1.4 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).