Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School, Penshaw
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Good Apr 8 2025 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
- 308 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.3%
- Girls
- 49.7%
- First language not English
- 2.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 11.4%
- Persistent absence
- 6.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.1%
White British 92.9%
Mixed 3.5%
Other White 1.6%
Other Asian 1%
African 0.3%
Other Black 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-0.8
WritingWell below average-2.8
MathsAverage-1.5
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 69%
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 106
Local authority average 106
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School, Penshaw
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 45
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 38
- 2nd preference
- 23
- 3rd preference
- 5
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 38
- 2nd preference
- 6
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.2 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 22.3 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 4 4 0 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 1 0 1 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 13 7 6 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 15 13 2 |
| Reception, Full-time | 24 9 15 |
| Year 1 | 36 16 20 |
| Year 2 | 43 19 24 |
| Year 3 | 40 22 18 |
| Year 4 | 41 19 22 |
| Year 5 | 43 24 19 |
| Year 6 | 48 22 26 |