St Paul's CofE Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
Apr 8 2025 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Church of England
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Sunderland
Unique reference
108836
Address
Waterworks Road, Ryhope, SR2 0LW

Pupils

Number of Pupils
316 (83% of total capacity)
Boys
48.7%
Girls
51.3%
First language not English
2.8%
Free school meals (FSM)
13%
Persistent absence
10.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
23.1%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 91.1%
African 3.2%
Mixed 2.2%
Other White 1.6%
Other Asian 0.6%
Other 0.6%
Pakistani 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-1.1
WritingAverage1.4
MathsAverage0.6
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 73%
Local authority average 65%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 10%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 105
Local authority average 106
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 103
Local authority average 105
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

St Paul's CofE Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
45
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
48
2nd preference
17
3rd preference
7
From another Local Authority
4
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
44
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes27.1
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher23
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher28.4
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
1
1
0
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
5
1
4
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
13
7
6
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
21
11
10
Reception, Full-time
46
20
26
Year 1
44
25
19
Year 2
44
22
22
Year 3
46
24
22
Year 4
32
18
14
Year 5
32
15
17
Year 6
32
10
22
Year 2024-2025

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