St Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School, Sunderland 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 good. The school inspection was carried out on 10/03/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are well above average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.5%, which is 0.5 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Rutland Street, Sunderland

School Information

Address: Rutland Street, Sunderland, SR4 6HY
Website: www.stjosephssunderland.school
Telephone: 01915108484
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Sunderland
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Damian Groark
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 108841

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 10/03/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 310
Number of Pupils: 260
Number of Boys: 116
Number of Girls: 144

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 3.3 Confidence interval 1.1 to 5.4
Writing
Well Above Average: 2.8 Confidence interval 0.8 to 4.8
Maths
Well Above Average: 4.7 Confidence interval 2.8 to 6.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:88%
England Average:65%

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

School:19%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:109
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:111
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hylton Red House Nursery School
Rotherham Road , Red House Estate SR5 5QL
4out of 4 2,330 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Pennywell Early Years Centre
Portsmouth Road , Pennywell SR4 9AX
4out of 4 2,621 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School, Sunderland
Rutland Street , SR4 6HY
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Diamond Hall Junior Academy
Well Street , Millfield SR4 6JF
3out of 4 98 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Diamond Hall Infant Academy
Well Street , SR4 6JF
3out of 4 128 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Barnes Infant Academy
Mount Road , Barnes SR4 7QF
3out of 4 1,274 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Barnes Junior School
Mount Road , SR4 7QF
3out of 4 1,308 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy
Thornhill Terrace , SR2 7JN
4out of 4 1,529 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
Thornhill Academy
Thornholme Road , SR2 7NA
1out of 4 1,727 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
St Aidan's Catholic Academy
Willow Bank Road , Ashbrooke SR2 7HJ
3out of 4 2,293 yd Academy converter No Boys More About School
Red House Academy
Rutherglen Road , Red House Estate SR5 5LN
1out of 4 2,758 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Sandhill View Academy
Grindon Lane , Thorney Close SR3 4EN
2out of 4 2,759 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed 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 1,864 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 2,358 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Academy 360
Portsmouth Road , SR4 9BA
1out of 4 2,628 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
University of Sunderland
4th Floor, Edinburgh Building , City Campus, Chester Road SR1 3SD
- not rated 1,304 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Argyle House School
19-20 Thornhill Park , SR2 7LA
- not rated 1,702 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Consilium Evolve
Thornhill Academy , Thornholme Road SR2 7NA
- not rated 1,717 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Beacon of Light School
Beacon of Light , Stadium Park SR5 1SU
2out of 4 1,763 yd Free schools alternative provision No Mixed More About School
Barbara Priestman Academy
Meadowside , SR2 7QN
3out of 4 1,776 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.