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St John Boste Catholic Primary School, Washington

3–11Ages
178Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
147147URN

Castle Road, Oxclose Village, Washington, NE38 0HL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2024 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

0.5 above Sunderland median (1.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Sunderland

48 applications for 24 places · 14th of 73 in Sunderland

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

77%met the expected standard

Sunderland 68% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 20 February 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
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

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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

2.0applications per place, Reception

0.5 above Sunderland median (1.5) close to England median (2.2)

48 applications · 24 places offered · 22 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.0; Sunderland median median 1.5
2025 1.7; Sunderland median median 1.6
2024 2.5; Sunderland median median 1.6
2023 1.9; Sunderland median median 1.5
2022 2.1; Sunderland median median 1.6
2021 3.4; Sunderland median median 1.6
2020 2.4; Sunderland median median 2.1
2019 2.5; Sunderland median median 2.0; as the previous school
2018 2.7; Sunderland median median 2.0; as the previous school
2017 2.8; Sunderland median median 2.0; as the previous school
2016 3.1; Sunderland median median 2.1; as the previous school
2015 3.0; Sunderland median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 2.3; Sunderland median median 1.8; as the previous school

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

This school
Sunderland median

Dashed bars: as St John Boste Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School (URN 108853), 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	24	48	2.0	22	0.92
Sep 2025	30	51	1.7	31	1.03
Sep 2024	14	35	2.5	14	1.00
Sep 2023	20	37	1.9	19	0.95
Sep 2022	23	48	2.1	23	1.00
Sep 2021	12	41	3.4	9	0.75
Sep 2020	24	57	2.4	24	1.00
Sep 2019 *	26	64	2.5	26	1.00
Sep 2018 *	25	67	2.7	23	0.92
Sep 2017 *	25	70	2.8	25	1.00
Sep 2016 *	22	69	3.1	21	0.95
Sep 2015 *	23	69	3.0	21	0.91
Sep 2014 *	30	70	2.3	35	1.17

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 83% · Writing 80% · Maths 87% → all three 77% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard77%22nd of 73 in Sunderland

Sunderland 68% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard83%

Sunderland 78% England 78%

Higher standard50%

Sunderland 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard80%

Sunderland 76% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Sunderland 16% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard87%

Sunderland 81% England 77%

Higher standard43%

Sunderland 25% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	77%	7%	109	106
2023/24	69%	15%	107	107
2022/23	75%	13%	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 John Boste Catholic Primary School, WashingtonThis school
This school

Outstanding2024

2.0applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Oxclose Primary Academy
0.2 km · Sunderland

Good2022

1.6applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Blackfell Primary School
0.5 km · Sunderland

2026

1.5applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Holley Park Academy
0.8 km · Sunderland

Remains Good2024

1.6applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Lambton Primary School
1.0 km · Sunderland

Remains Good2024

1.6applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Albany Village Primary School
1.1 km · Sunderland

Remains Good2023

1.5applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Wessington Primary School
1.2 km · Sunderland

Remains Good2023

1.4applications per place 23%met the SATs standard
Biddick Primary School
1.3 km · Sunderland

Standards maintained2024

2.1applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Washington
1.5 km · Sunderland

Good2023

2.3applications per place 72%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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: 147147 · 394/3330
Trust: Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 223 pupils · 178 on roll
Free school meals: 14.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 July 2019
Replaced: St John Boste Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School (URN 108853)
Address: Castle Road, Oxclose Village, Washington, NE38 0HL
Local authority: Sunderland

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