St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Ryhope
Primary schoolSt Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Ryhope is a primary school in Sunderland, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 184 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), March 2024
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 12 March 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
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, 58% of pupils at St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Ryhope met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 66% in Sunderland and 62% in England.
11% 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 | 58% | 66% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 11% | 11% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104 | 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- St Paul's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, April 2025. 88% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)350 m
- Ryhope Junior SchoolPrimary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)440 m
- Ryhope Infant School AcademyPrimary. School remains Good, November 2022440 m
- Venerable Bede Church of England AcademySecondary. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade, serious weaknesses. Attainment 8 of 43.1 (2025/26, provisional)1.5 km
- Hill View Infant AcademyPrimary. Good (overall), June 20222 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).