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St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Ryhope
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Smith Street, Ryhope, Sunderland SR2 0RQ · stpatricksryhope.co.uk · 0191 523 5050
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 58%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Sunderland 66%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 184
- 9 over 175 places · 105%
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 21.2%
- First language not English
- 7.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 22 families put the school first and 30 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 | 30 | 22 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 14 | 13 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 19 | 18 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 14 | 13 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 58% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 11% 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 | |||
| ▼58% | 62% | ||
| ▲11% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 108845)
Ofsted
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Ryhope was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 12 March 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 12 Mar 2024
- 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: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Jun 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 108845), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Jun 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 108845)
Nov 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 108845)
Nov 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 108845)
What parents said
95% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (37 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 95%
- Replies
- 37
- 24% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 65% who raised concerns
based on the 24% who had a child bullied