Academy converter · Sunderland

Benedict Biscop Church of England Academy

3–11Ages
333Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
137831URN

Marcross Drive, Moorside, Sunderland, SR3 2RE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.6per place

1.0 above Sunderland median (1.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Sunderland

115 applications for 45 places · 3rd of 73 in Sunderland

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

97%met the expected standard

Sunderland 68% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 8 October 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.6applications per place, Reception

1.0 above Sunderland median (1.5) 0.4 above England median (2.2)

115 applications · 45 places offered · 62 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.6; Sunderland median median 1.5
2025 2.1; Sunderland median median 1.6
2024 2.1; Sunderland median median 1.6
2023 2.4; Sunderland median median 1.5
2022 2.1; Sunderland median median 1.6
2021 2.0; Sunderland median median 1.6
2020 3.0; Sunderland median median 2.1
2019 3.0; Sunderland median median 2.0
2018 2.8; Sunderland median median 2.0
2017 2.7; Sunderland median median 2.0
2016 2.9; Sunderland median median 2.1
2015 2.3; Sunderland median median 1.9
2014 2.3; Sunderland median median 1.8

More applications per place than the Sunderland median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Sunderland median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	45	115	2.6	62	1.38
Sep 2025	45	96	2.1	58	1.29
Sep 2024	45	95	2.1	55	1.22
Sep 2023	45	106	2.4	61	1.36
Sep 2022	45	95	2.1	45	1.00
Sep 2021	45	91	2.0	45	1.00
Sep 2020	30	89	3.0	47	1.57
Sep 2019	30	89	3.0	35	1.17
Sep 2018	30	85	2.8	34	1.13
Sep 2017	30	80	2.7	34	1.13
Sep 2016	30	87	2.9	37	1.23
Sep 2015	30	70	2.3	34	1.13
Sep 2014	30	68	2.3	31	1.03

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 97% · Writing 97% · Maths 97% → all three 97% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard97%1st of 73 in Sunderland

Sunderland 68% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard97%

Sunderland 78% England 78%

Higher standard77%

Sunderland 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 111 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard97%

Sunderland 76% England 75%

Greater depth47%

Sunderland 16% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard97%

Sunderland 81% England 77%

Higher standard50%

Sunderland 25% England 24%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

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Sunderland median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	97%	33%	111	109
2023/24	90%	23%	109	108
2022/23	84%	13%	107	107

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Benedict Biscop Church of England AcademyThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.6applications per place 97%met the SATs standard
East Herrington Primary Academy
1.1 km · Sunderland

Good2022

2.1applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Mill Hill Primary School
1.3 km · Sunderland

Remains Good2024

2.3applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Farringdon Academy
1.4 km · Sunderland

2026

1.1applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Hasting Hill Academy
1.9 km · Sunderland

Good2023

1.2applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
New Silksworth Academy Infant
2.0 km · Sunderland

Remains Good · improving2024

1.4applications per place
New Silksworth Academy Junior
2.0 km · Sunderland

Remains Good2024

51%met the SATs standard
St Leonard's Catholic Primary School, Silksworth
2.1 km · Sunderland

Good2022

1.6applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Thorney Close Primary School
2.1 km · Sunderland

Good2023

1.4applications per place 63%met the SATs standard

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Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 137831 · 394/3322
Trust: Northern Lights Learning Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 330 pupils · 333 on roll
Free school meals: 8.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 February 2012
Replaced: Benedict Biscop Church of England Aided Primary School (URN 108848)
Address: Marcross Drive, Moorside, Sunderland, SR3 2RE
Local authority: Sunderland

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources