St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Houghton
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Houghton le Spring, Sunderland
St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Houghton is a primary school in Houghton le Spring, Sunderland for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Sunderland has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2025 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Durham Road, St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Houghton le Spring, DH5 8NF
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Sunderland
- Pupils on roll
- 193 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 8.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 23 June 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils flourish at this happy and purposeful school.”
- “They know staff set high expectations and they are determined to meet them.”
- “In lessons, pupils learn ambitious subject-specific vocabulary.”
To improve
- “A small minority of parents continue to express concerns about provision in the school.”
- “Leaders know they need to further strengthen partnership working with parents of pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities.”
- “However, they recognise that they have more work to do to develop how they improve pupils’ social, emotional and mental health.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 17 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) | 87% | 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: 24 first-preference applications, 24 offers in total, 24 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.
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Straight-line distance, in Sunderland.
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