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St John Boste Catholic Primary School, Washington
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Castle Road, Oxclose Village, Washington NE38 0HL · 0191 416 6200
On the mapSearch near NE38 0HL
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 77%
- 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
- 178
- 80% of 223 places
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 14.2%
- First language not English
- 7.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 22 families put the school first and 24 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 | 24 | 22 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 31 | 1▲ | 97% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 23 | 23 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 77% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 7% 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 | |||
| ▲77% | 62% | ||
| ●7% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲109 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 108853)
Ofsted
St John Boste Catholic Primary School, Washington was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 20 February 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 20 Feb 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Feb 2012
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 108853), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Feb 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 108853)
Nov 2006Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 108853)
What parents said
93% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (42 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 93%
- Replies
- 42
- 23% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 79% who raised concerns
based on the 19% who had a child bullied