Ryhope Junior School
Primary · Community school · Ages 7–11 · Sunderland
Ryhope Junior School is a primary school in Sunderland for ages 7–11 (community school).
Key facts
- Address
- Shaftesbury Avenue, Ryhope, Ryhope Junior School, Sunderland, SR2 0RT
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 7–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Sunderland
- Pupils on roll
- 158 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 54.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 2 June 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils at Ryhope are superb ambassadors for their school.”
- “They feel safe, are happy and feel valued as members of 'Team RJS'.”
- “Pupils take pride in the numerous responsibilities they have across the school, including subject ambassadors, roles in the pupil leadership team, Careers Crew members or Inclusion Ambassadors.”
To improve
- “However, the gap in published outcomes between disadvantaged pupils and their non-disadvantaged peers varies.”
- “This gap is not closing swiftly enough.”
- “However, for some disadvantaged pupils, assessment of their learning is not sufficiently accurate.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 July 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 67% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Sunderland.
- Ryhope Infant School Academy 0.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Ryhope 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- St Paul's CofE Primary School 0.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Hill View Infant Academy 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- St Leonard's Catholic Primary School, Silksworth 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Hill View Junior Academy 1.1 mi Standards maintained
- New Silksworth Academy Infant 1.1 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- New Silksworth Academy Junior 1.1 mi School remains Good