St Paul's CofE Primary School

SunderlandVoluntary controlled school

Waterworks Road, Ryhope, Sunderland, SR2 0LW

Headteacher: Mrs Lisa Quinn-BritonSchool website ↗Pupils: 316 (capacity: 330)
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
Oversubscribed
92% of first-choice applicants offered a place
88%
Reading, Writing & Maths
92%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
88.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
19.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 97%·Writing 88%·Maths 97%All three 88%
Reading
Expected97%
Exceeding28%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected88%
Exceeding41%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected97%
Exceeding41%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
45
How many families wanted this school first?
48
How many got their first choice?
44of 48 (91.7%)
How many applied in total?
72

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
22.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
3.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
13.0%
Boys and girls
51%girls·49%boys
162 girls, 154 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 96% (2015/16), currently 88%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1696.0%26.0%+7.3+4.9+7.9
2016/1785.0%46.0%+4.2+5.1+4.8
2017/1889.0%39.0%+2.7+3.8+4.6
2018/1994.0%42.0%+2.8+1.9+4.6
2022/2381.0%16.0%-1.1+1.4+0.6
2023/2473.0%10.0%---
2024/2588.0%19.0%---