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Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School, Penshaw
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Station Road, Penshaw, Houghton le Spring DH4 7JZ · ourladyqueenofpeacepenshaw.bwcet.com · 0191 385 4545
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Apr 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 67%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Sunderland 66%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 291
- 82% of 353 places
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 13%
- First language not English
- 2.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 31 families put the school first and 35 places were offered; 100% 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 | 35 | 31 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 45 | 38 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 38 | 36 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 44 | 42 | 1 | 95% |
Results
In 2024/25, 67% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 6% 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 | |||
| ▲67% | 62% | ||
| ●6% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 108851)
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School, Penshaw on 8 April 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 8 Apr 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, May 2022
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 108851), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
May 2022Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Dec 2006Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 108851)
What parents said
79% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (73 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 79%
- Replies
- 73
- 24% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 85% who raised concerns
based on the 40% who had a child bullied
based on 16 parents (22%) with SEND