Academy converter · Sunderland

St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Washington

3–11Ages
204Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
147138URN

Hampshire Place, Usworth, Washington, NE37 2NP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

0.3 above Sunderland median (1.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Sunderland

41 applications for 22 places · 17th of 73 in Sunderland

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

80%met the expected standard

Sunderland 68% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 30 April 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

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

1.9applications per place, Reception

0.3 above Sunderland median (1.5) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

41 applications · 22 places offered · 22 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.9; Sunderland median median 1.5
2025 1.9; Sunderland median median 1.6
2024 1.7; Sunderland median median 1.6
2023 1.7; Sunderland median median 1.5
2022 1.9; Sunderland median median 1.6
2021 1.7; Sunderland median median 1.6
2020 1.8; Sunderland median median 2.1
2019 1.9; Sunderland median median 2.0; as the previous school
2018 2.2; Sunderland median median 2.0; as the previous school
2017 2.1; Sunderland median median 2.0; as the previous school
2016 2.0; Sunderland median median 2.1; as the previous school
2015 2.2; Sunderland median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 2.0; Sunderland median median 1.8; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Sunderland median in 6 of 7 years.

This school
Sunderland median

Dashed bars: as St Bede's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School (URN 108852), the previous school.

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	22	41	1.9	22	1.00
Sep 2025	20	38	1.9	20	1.00
Sep 2024	22	37	1.7	22	1.00
Sep 2023	29	49	1.7	29	1.00
Sep 2022	21	40	1.9	21	1.00
Sep 2021	29	48	1.7	33	1.14
Sep 2020	30	55	1.8	32	1.07
Sep 2019 *	28	54	1.9	28	1.00
Sep 2018 *	30	67	2.2	31	1.03
Sep 2017 *	23	49	2.1	23	1.00
Sep 2016 *	29	59	2.0	29	1.00
Sep 2015 *	27	60	2.2	27	1.00
Sep 2014 *	30	61	2.0	30	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 93% · Writing 80% · Maths 97% → all three 80% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard80%15th of 73 in Sunderland

Sunderland 68% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard93%

Sunderland 78% England 78%

Higher standard30%

Sunderland 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard80%

Sunderland 76% England 75%

Greater depth20%

Sunderland 16% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard97%

Sunderland 81% England 77%

Higher standard37%

Sunderland 25% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Sunderland median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	80%	10%	107	108
2023/24	62%	4%	103	103
2022/23	70%	15%	106	105

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

St Bede's Catholic Primary School, WashingtonThis school
This school

Good2024

1.9applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Usworth Colliery Primary School
0.5 km · Sunderland

Standards maintained2025

1.4applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Marlborough Primary School
1.0 km · Sunderland

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.7applications per place 20%met the SATs standard
George Washington Primary School
1.0 km · Sunderland

Standards maintained2025

1.8applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Albany Village Primary School
1.5 km · Sunderland

Remains Good2023

1.5applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Washington
1.8 km · Sunderland

Good2023

2.3applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Springwell Village Primary School
2.1 km · Sunderland

Good2023

1.4applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Barmston Village Primary School
2.2 km · Sunderland

Good2023

1.3applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Wessington Primary School
2.2 km · Sunderland

Remains Good2023

1.4applications per place 23%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 147138 · 394/3329
Trust: Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 210 pupils · 204 on roll
Free school meals: 12.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 July 2019
Replaced: St Bede's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School (URN 108852)
Address: Hampshire Place, Usworth, Washington, NE37 2NP
Local authority: Sunderland

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