# St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland

St 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.

Primary school. Code E148781. [Sunderland](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 472
- Council: Sunderland
- URN: 148781

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Improved significantly, December 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection: Improved significantly, 18 December 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, 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

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

- [Barbara Priestman Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/barbara-priestman-academy-e138530): 10 m. Special. School remains Good, March 2024
- [Richard Avenue Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/richard-avenue-primary-school-e108819): 320 m. Primary. School remains Good, September 2023. 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Consilium Evolve](https://openindex.co.uk/school/consilium-evolve-e148127): 330 m. Pupil referral and alternative provision. School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, September 2023
- [Thornhill Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thornhill-academy-e144990): 390 m. Secondary. Good (overall), May 2024. Attainment 8 of 42.8 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Argyle House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/argyle-house-school-e108873): 560 m. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [St Aidan's Catholic Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-aidans-catholic-academy-e139538): 570 m. Secondary. Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 53.6 (2025/26, provisional)

## 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/148781)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/148781)

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