St John Bosco Catholic Primary School, Town End Farm, Sunderland
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Sunderland
St John Bosco Catholic Primary School, Town End Farm, Sunderland is a primary school in Sunderland for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 26 November 2024. Sunderland has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2025 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Bradford Avenue, Sunderland, SR5 4JW
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Sunderland
- Pupils on roll
- 203 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 24.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 26 November 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils take great delight in their learning at this school.”
- “They embrace the ambitious curriculum the school has for them.”
- “They are well supported by kind and caring adults who know the school community exceptionally well.”
To improve
- “Pupils at the early stages of reading do not consistently have books that are well matched to the phonics they know.”
- “This means they cannot use the sounds they know confidently to become fluent readers.”
- “Issues related to Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) meant the school building was unsafe.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 17 January 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) | 54% | 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: 25 first-preference applications, 25 offers in total, 25 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
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- 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.
- Town End Academy 0.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Bexhill Academy 0.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Hylton Castle Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Northern Saints Church of England Academy 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Castletown Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Willow Wood Community Primary School 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, Sunderland 1.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- South Hylton Primary Academy 1.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published