St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Washington
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Washington, Sunderland
Last distance offered · Reception 2025
0.165 miles
Published by Sunderland City Council · offers on 16 April 2025
2024 figure 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Washington is a primary school in Washington, Sunderland for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 8 November 2023. Sunderland has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2025 entry.
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Washington 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 | 0.165 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Reception 2025 place lived 0.165 miles away, nearer than in 2024, 2nd shortest of 74 Sunderland primary schools with a published Reception 2025 last distance.
- For 2026 Reception entry there were 26 first-choice applications for 26 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 72% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 3rd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Sunderland.
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
- Village Lane, Washington, NE38 7HU
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Sunderland
- Pupils on roll
- 227 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 11.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 8 November 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy being part of St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School and they are proud of it.”
- “Pupils are happy and safe here.”
- “The school has high expectations of pupils’ behaviour and achievements.”
To improve
- “However, sometimes the work pupils complete lacks challenge.”
- “This is particularly the case for the most-able pupils.”
- “Work is not effectively extended when these pupils have already shown their knowledge and understanding is secure.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 December 2023 (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) | 72% | 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: 26 first-preference applications, 26 offers in total, 26 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.
- Wessington Primary School 0.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- John F Kennedy Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Biddick Primary School 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Barmston Village Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Albany Village Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Usworth Colliery Primary School 0.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St John Boste Catholic Primary School, Washington 0.9 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Oxclose Primary Academy 1.0 mi Good Last distance published