St Benet's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Apr 30 2024 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
Roman Catholic
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Sunderland
Unique reference
108837
Address
Fulwell Road, St Benet's RC Primary School Fulwell Road, SR6 9QU
Website
Not available

Pupils

Number of Pupils
321 (97% of total capacity)
Boys
48.0%
Girls
52.0%
First language not English
6.2%
Free school meals (FSM)
6.9%
Persistent absence
10.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
17.4%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 88.5%
African 7.5%
Mixed 2.1%
Indian 1.2%
Other White 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 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

ReadingAbove average3
WritingAverage1.4
MathsAverage0.1
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 81%
Local authority average 65%
England average 62%

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

School 13%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 108
Local authority average 106
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

St Benet's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
30
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
30
2nd preference
13
3rd preference
7
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
30
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
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 classes21.1
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher18.8
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher21.9
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
4
1
3
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
2
2
0
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
7
4
3
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
20
5
15
Reception, Full-time
34
17
17
Year 1
35
17
18
Year 2
44
27
17
Year 3
46
25
21
Year 4
47
21
26
Year 5
37
15
22
Year 6
45
20
25
Year 2024-2025

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