St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland
Primary schoolSt Mary's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland is a primary school in Sunderland, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 472 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Improved significantly, December 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection
- Improved significantly, 18 December 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, 95% of pupils at St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 66% in Sunderland and 62% in England.
31% 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 | 95% | 66% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 31% | 11% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 113 | 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- Barbara Priestman AcademySpecial. School remains Good, March 202410 m
- Richard Avenue Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, September 2023. 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)320 m
- Consilium EvolvePupil referral and alternative provision. School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, September 2023330 m
- Thornhill AcademySecondary. Good (overall), May 2024. Attainment 8 of 42.8 (2025/26, provisional)390 m
- Argyle House SchoolIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file560 m
- St Aidan's Catholic AcademySecondary. Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 53.6 (2025/26, provisional)570 m
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).