St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Ryhope is a state-funded primary school in Sunderland, North East, for pupils aged 4 to 11 for boys and girls. DfE data records 184 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 175.
The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Good (12 Mar 2024). 58% met the expected KS2 standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25. Admissions data records 22 first-preference applications and 30 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.
Reporting periods vary by source — Methodology.
School admissions data, what the Ofsted report means for you, and how it compares to nearby schools.
Good
Based on 12 Mar 2024 · Legacy grading · Open inspection report ↗
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour & attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership & management | Good |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
| Leadership & management | Good |
| Early years provision | Good |
Published 30 Apr 2024.
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| School’s local authority | Sunderland |
| Applications open | September 2026 |
| Application deadline | 15 January 2027 |
| National offer day | 16 April 2027 |
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Offers made on National Offer Day | 30 |
| First-preference applications | 22 |
| Applications (all preferences) | 46 |
| First-preference offers | 22 |
Source: Published admissions data; follow each measure’s labelled basis, including all preferences where shown.
| Subject | School (expected) | School (higher) | Average score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing & maths | 58% | 11% | — |
| Reading | 74% | 32% | 104 |
| Writing | 79% | 21% | — |
| Maths | 79% | 16% | 104 |
DfE · 2024/25; compare the same year and measure (— unavailable or suppressed).
22.1 pupils per qualified teacher
2025/26 · Full-time equivalent teachers, not class size.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Authorised absence2024/25 | 2.5% |
| Unauthorised absence2024/25 | 1.16% |
| Group | Pupils |
|---|---|
| White British | 60.9% |
| White other | 0.5% |
| Mixed | 2.1% |
| Asian | 3.7% |
| Black | 32.6% |
| Other | 0% |
DfE school, census, workforce, absence and exclusion data; periods vary, and missing values are not zero.
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