St Paul's CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3–11 · Sunderland
St Paul's CofE Primary School is a primary school in Sunderland for ages 3–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 9 April 2025. Sunderland has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2025 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Waterworks Road, Ryhope, Sunderland, SR2 0LW
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Sunderland
- Pupils on roll
- 332 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 13% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 9 April 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy their learning, and they thrive at this inclusive and friendly school.”
- “It has high expectations for what they can achieve.”
- “The enthusiasm that pupils show in lessons reflects the broad and interesting curriculum.”
To improve
- “Some pupils need greater support with their reading.”
- “In a minority of subjects, the work given to pupils does not closely match what they need to learn.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 May 2025 (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) | 88% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 68 first-preference applications, 45 offers in total, 44 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2024 to 2025, as Sunderland published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Sunderland.
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Ryhope 0.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Ryhope Infant School Academy 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Ryhope Junior School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade
- St Leonard's Catholic Primary School, Silksworth 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- New Silksworth Academy Infant 1.3 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- New Silksworth Academy Junior 1.3 mi School remains Good
- Hill View Infant Academy 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Mill Hill Primary School 1.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published