St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School is a primary school located in Sunderland. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 16/05/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is well above average, progress in reading and progress in maths are above average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.6%, which is 0.6 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Grindon Lane, Sunderland

School Information

Address: Grindon Lane, Sunderland, SR4 8HP
Website: www.stcuthbertsprimaryschool.co.uk/
Telephone: 01915285094
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Sunderland
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Jane Ward
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 108838

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 16/05/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 246
Number of Boys: 112
Number of Girls: 134

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 9.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 2.6 Confidence interval 0.4 to 4.8
Writing
Well Above Average: 2.8 Confidence interval 0.8 to 4.8
Maths
Above Average: 2.7 Confidence interval 0.8 to 4.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:74%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:16%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Pennywell Early Years Centre
Portsmouth Road , Pennywell SR4 9AX
4out of 4 1,170 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School
Grindon Lane , Grindon SR4 8HP
4out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Broadway Junior School
Springwell Road , SR4 8NW
3out of 4 373 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Thorney Close Primary School
Torquay Road , SR3 4BB
3out of 4 1,085 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Grindon Infant School
Gleneagles Road , SR4 9QN
3out of 4 1,206 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Anne's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School
Hylton Road , Pennywell SR4 9AA
3out of 4 1,279 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Sandhill View Academy
Grindon Lane , Thorney Close SR3 4EN
2out of 4 516 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Farringdon Community Academy
Allendale Road , SR3 3EL
2out of 4 2,317 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Thornhill Academy
Thornholme Road , SR2 7NA
1out of 4 2,838 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy
Thornhill Terrace , SR2 7JN
4out of 4 3,014 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
St Aidan's Catholic Academy
Willow Bank Road , Ashbrooke SR2 7HJ
3out of 4 3,030 yd Academy converter No Boys More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
City of Sunderland College
Bede Centre , Durham Road SR3 4AH
- not rated 1,612 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Christ's College
Pennywell Road , SR4 8PG
2out of 4 596 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Academy 360
Portsmouth Road , SR4 9BA
1out of 4 1,038 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Link School
Swindon Road , SR3 4EE
3out of 4 602 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Sunningdale School
Shaftoe Road , Springwell SR3 4HA
4out of 4 740 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Thornhill Park School
Portland Road , Plains Farm SR3 1SS
- not rated 1,433 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
North View Academy
St. Lukes Road , South Hylton SR4 0HB
3out of 4 1,781 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
Barbara Priestman Academy
Meadowside , SR2 7QN
3out of 4 2,476 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.