Northern Saints Church of England Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Sunderland
Northern Saints Church of England Academy is a primary school in 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
- Rotherham Road, Sunderland, SR5 5QL
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Sunderland
- Pupils on roll
- 423 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 58.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 27 January 2026
Strengths
- “Northern Saints Church of England Academy is a school where all are welcome.”
- “The school's ethos is strongly shaped by the belief that ‘everyone is different, but everyone is equal’.”
- “Leaders are sensitive to pupils' different needs from the moment they arrive at the beginning of each day.”
To improve
- “However, further work is needed to improve outcomes in phonics to ensure that more pupils have the knowledge they need to be successful learners.”
- “Last year, too many pupils did not achieve the expected standard in the Year 1 phonics screening check.”
- “In lessons, pupils who cannot read words or sounds occasionally go unnoticed.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 24 March 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) | 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: 61 first-preference applications, 68 offers in total, 61 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.
- Willow Wood Community Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, Sunderland 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Castletown Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- St John Bosco Catholic Primary School, Town End Farm, Sunderland 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Hylton Castle Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Bexhill Academy 1.1 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Southwick Community Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Town End Academy 1.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published