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St Paul's CofE Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Voluntary controlled
Waterworks Road, Ryhope, Sunderland SR2 0LW · stpaulsryhope.co.uk · 0191 521 0055
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Apr 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 88%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Sunderland 66%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.5
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 332
- 97% of 342 places
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 13.4%
- First language not English
- 2.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 68 families put the school first and 45 places were offered; 65% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 45 | 68 | 1.5▲ | 65% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 45 | 48 | 1.1▲ | 92% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 44 | 53 | 1.2▲ | 83% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 41 | 40 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 40 | 40 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 88% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 19% the higher standard. Across Sunderland it was 66%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲88% | 62% | ||
| ▲19% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲109 | 106 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
| ▲110 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 9 April 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for St Paul's CofE Primary School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 8 Apr 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Nov 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Nov 2018Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Feb 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Oct 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Sept 2011Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good
What parents said
88% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (86 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 88%
- Replies
- 86
- 27% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 79% who raised concerns
based on the 22% who had a child bullied
based on 23 parents (27%) with SEND