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
- Website
- www.stpaulsryhope.co.uk/
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%
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Other Asian | 0.6% |
| Other White | 1.6% |
| Mixed | 2.2% |
| African | 3.2% |
| White British | 91.1% |
| Other | 0.6% |
| Pakistani | 0.3% |
| Unclassified | 0.3% |
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-1.1
WritingAverage1.4
MathsAverage0.6
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
| Area | Percentage |
|---|---|
| School | 88% |
| Local authority average | 66% |
| England average | 62% |
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
| Area | Percentage |
|---|---|
| School | 19% |
| Local authority average | 11% |
| England average | 8% |
Average score in reading
| Area | Average score |
|---|---|
| School | 109 |
| Local authority average | 106 |
| England average | 106 |
Average score in maths
| Area | Average score |
|---|---|
| School | 109 |
| Local authority average | 105 |
| England average | 105 |
Admissions
St Paul's CofE Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 45
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 48
- 2nd preference
- 17
- 3rd preference
- 7
- From another Local Authority
- 4
Offers
- 1st preference
- 44
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.1 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 23 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28.4 |
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 |