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St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Ryhope

Sunderland, SR2 0RQPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Mar 2024
KS2 Results
54%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.9×
Not oversubscribed
13 1st-choice / 14 places
Ranking
#9,722
of 13,686 nationally

About St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Ryhope

St Patrick's Catholic Primary School in Ryhope was rated Good in its most recent Ofsted inspection in March 2024, a rating it has held consistently across its last two inspections. The school's academic story is best told through its Key Stage 2 results for the 2023/24 academic year, where 54% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined. That figure sits below the Sunderland local authority average of 67%, placing the school 67th out of 73 primary schools in the area. Digging into the individual subjects, the picture is mixed: 88% of pupils reached the expected standard in writing, and 75% did so in reading, but maths was weaker at 63%. The proportion of pupils achieving the higher standard in any subject was low, with just 13% hitting that mark in maths and only 4% in reading. The school's national ranking places it in the bottom half of all primary schools in England, at the 71st percentile.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterRoman Catholic
AddressSmith Street, Sunderland, Sunderland, SR2 0RQ
HeadteacherJane Ward
Local AuthoritySunderland
Number of Pupils169
Free School Meals (FSM)20.1%
School Capacity169 / 175 (97% full)

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12 Mar 2024
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Source: Ofsted, 30 Apr 2024. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

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St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Ryhope has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.