Academy converter · Sunderland

St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Ryhope

4–11Ages
184Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
148452URN

Smith Street, Ryhope, Sunderland, SR2 0RQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

close to Sunderland median (1.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Sunderland

46 applications for 30 places · 38th of 73 in Sunderland

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

58%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 · 12 March 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

1.5applications per place, Reception

close to Sunderland median (1.5) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

46 applications · 30 places offered · 22 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.5; Sunderland median median 1.5
2025 2.5; Sunderland median median 1.6
2024 2.3; Sunderland median median 1.6
2023 1.9; Sunderland median median 1.5
2022 2.0; Sunderland median median 1.6
2021 2.2; Sunderland median median 1.6; as the previous school
2020 1.5; Sunderland median median 2.1; as the previous school
2019 2.2; Sunderland median median 2.0; as the previous school
2018 2.0; Sunderland median median 2.0; as the previous school
2017 2.2; Sunderland median median 2.0; as the previous school
2016 2.9; Sunderland median median 2.1; as the previous school
2015 2.1; Sunderland median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 2.4; Sunderland median median 1.8; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Sunderland median in 4 of 5 years.

This school
Sunderland median

Dashed bars: as St Patrick's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School (URN 108845), 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	30	46	1.5	22	0.73
Sep 2025	14	35	2.5	13	0.93
Sep 2024	19	44	2.3	18	0.95
Sep 2023	14	26	1.9	13	0.93
Sep 2022	18	36	2.0	18	1.00
Sep 2021 *	15	33	2.2	14	0.93
Sep 2020 *	21	31	1.5	16	0.76
Sep 2019 *	11	24	2.2	10	0.91
Sep 2018 *	14	28	2.0	14	1.00
Sep 2017 *	13	29	2.2	12	0.92
Sep 2016 *	9	26	2.9	6	0.67
Sep 2015 *	13	27	2.1	13	1.00
Sep 2014 *	14	34	2.4	13	0.93

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 74% · Writing 79% · Maths 79% → all three 58% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard58%55th of 73 in Sunderland

Sunderland 68% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard74%

Sunderland 78% England 78%

Higher standard32%

Sunderland 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard79%

Sunderland 76% England 75%

Greater depth21%

Sunderland 16% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard79%

Sunderland 81% England 77%

Higher standard16%

Sunderland 25% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	58%	11%	104	104
2023/24	54%	0%	104	103
2022/23	39%	6%	103	101

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 Patrick's Catholic Primary School, RyhopeThis school
This school

Good2024

1.5applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
St Paul's CofE Primary School
0.4 km · Sunderland

Standards maintained2025

2.5applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
Ryhope Junior School
0.4 km · Sunderland

2026

67%met the SATs standard
Ryhope Infant School Academy
0.4 km · Sunderland

Remains Good2022

1.3applications per place
Hill View Infant Academy
2.0 km · Sunderland

Good2022

1.3applications per place
St Leonard's Catholic Primary School, Silksworth
2.1 km · Sunderland

Good2022

1.6applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Hill View Junior Academy
2.2 km · Sunderland

Standards maintained2025

81%met the SATs standard
New Silksworth Academy Infant
2.2 km · Sunderland

Remains Good · improving2024

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

Remains Good2024

51%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: 148452 · 394/3317
Trust: Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 175 pupils · 184 on roll
Free school meals: 21.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 April 2021
Replaced: St Patrick's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School (URN 108845)
Address: Smith Street, Ryhope, Sunderland, SR2 0RQ
Local authority: Sunderland

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