Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School, Penshaw

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Requires improvement
May 18 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
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
147139
Address
Station Road, Penshaw, DH4 7JZ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
319 (99% of total capacity)
Boys
49.5%
Girls
50.5%
First language not English
2.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
10.7%
Persistent absence
12.6%
Special education needs (SEN)
7.8%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 93.7%
Mixed 3.2%
Other White 1.3%
Other Asian 0.6%
African 0.6%
Indian 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-0.8
WritingWell below average-2.8
MathsAverage-1.5
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 56%
Local authority average 65%
England average 61%

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

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

Average score in reading

School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 105
Local authority average 104
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School, Penshaw

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
24
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
23
2nd preference
18
3rd preference
7
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
23
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes26.6
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher24.2
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30.2
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
10
4
6
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
7
4
3
Reception, Full-time
36
17
19
Year 1
42
19
23
Year 2
43
24
19
Year 3
43
20
23
Year 4
43
22
21
Year 5
47
21
26
Year 6
48
27
21
Year 2023-2024

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