# St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Houghton

St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Houghton is a primary school in Sunderland, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 193 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E147131. [Sunderland](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 193
- Council: Sunderland
- URN: 147131

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection: Report card, 23 June 2026
- Safeguarding: Met
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard
- Achievement: Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard
- Early years: Strong standard
- Post-16 provision: Not applicable
- Leadership and governance: Strong standard
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, 87% of pupils at St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Houghton met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 66% in Sunderland and 62% in England.
10% 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 | 87% | 66% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 10% | 11% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 111 | 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

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

- [Kepier](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kepier-e137262): 480 m. Secondary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 46.3 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Bernard Gilpin Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bernard-gilpin-primary-school-e108830): 640 m. Primary. Outstanding (overall), September 2022. 87% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Houghton Le Spring Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/houghton-le-spring-nursery-school-e108746): 900 m. Nursery. Standards maintained, February 2025
- [Gillas Lane Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gillas-lane-primary-academy-e143493): 1.1 km. Primary. School remains Good, June 2024. 15% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Burnside Academy Inspires](https://openindex.co.uk/school/burnside-academy-inspires-e142996): 1.2 km. Primary. Standards maintained, October 2024. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Eppleton Academy Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/eppleton-academy-primary-school-e138213): 1.4 km. Primary. Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade. 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## 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/147131)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/147131)

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