Benedict Biscop Church of England Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Sunderland
Last distance offered · Reception 2025
1.749 miles
Published by Sunderland City Council · offers on 16 April 2025
2024 figure 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Benedict Biscop Church of England Academy is a primary school in Sunderland for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 8 October 2024. Sunderland has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2025 entry.
Benedict Biscop Church of England Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2025 | 1.749 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 97% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the highest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Sunderland that have results.
- For Reception entry in 2026 there were 62 first-choice applications for 45 offers; 45 offers went to first-choice families and 17 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- For Reception 2025, the last child offered a place lived 1.749 miles away, nearer than in 2024; that was the 34th shortest of 74 Sunderland primary schools with a published last distance.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Sunderland schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Marcross Drive, Moorside, Sunderland, SR3 2RE
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Sunderland
- Pupils on roll
- 333 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 8.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 8 October 2024
Strengths
- “Benedict Biscop Church of England Academy is aspirational and nurturing.”
- “Pupils embody the school’s vision of ‘With God all things are possible’ and strive to do their best.”
- “Right from the early years, pupils are welcomed into an ambitious learning atmosphere that fosters their curiosity, critical thinking and personal growth.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 November 2024 (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) | 97% | 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: 62 first-preference applications, 45 offers in total, 45 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Sunderland.
- East Herrington Primary Academy 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Mill Hill Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Farringdon Academy 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Hasting Hill Academy 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- New Silksworth Academy Infant 1.2 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- New Silksworth Academy Junior 1.2 mi School remains Good
- St Leonard's Catholic Primary School, Silksworth 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Thorney Close Primary School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published