English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, Sunderland
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Sunderland
Last distance offered · Reception 2025
2.518 miles
Published by Sunderland City Council · offers on 16 April 2025
2024 figure 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, Sunderland is a primary school in Sunderland for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 5 February 2025. Sunderland has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2025 entry.
English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, Sunderland 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 | 2.518 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception 2025 the last child offered a place lived 2.518 miles away, the 23rd longest of 74 Sunderland primary schools with a published Reception 2025 last distance.
- That Reception 2025 distance was nearer the school than in 2024, and in Reception 2026 every first-choice family was offered a place, from 16 first-choice applications for 19 offers.
- In 2024/25, 68% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 11% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
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
- Redcar Road, Sunderland, SR5 5AU
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Sunderland
- Pupils on roll
- 178 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 34.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 5 February 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils embody the values of this nurturing, caring and supportive school.”
- “Pupils’ needs are at the heart of every decision the school makes.”
- “An atmosphere where respect is commonplace has been created by the school.”
To improve
- “However, staff do not always provide pupils with the opportunity to link their current learning in lessons with knowledge learned about in previous year groups.”
- “As a result, some pupils are not able to make links.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 March 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) | 68% | 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: 16 first-preference applications, 19 offers in total, 16 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.
- Willow Wood Community Primary School 0.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Northern Saints Church of England Academy 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Southwick Community Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Grange Park Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland 1.2 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Diamond Hall Infant Academy 1.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Diamond Hall Junior Academy 1.2 mi School remains Good
- Castletown Primary School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published