Academy converter · Sunderland

St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland

3–11Ages
240Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
149036URN

Grindon Lane, Grindon, Sunderland, SR4 8HP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 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

1.8per place

0.3 above Sunderland median (1.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Sunderland

54 applications for 30 places · 23rd of 73 in Sunderland

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

74%met the expected standard

Sunderland 68% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 24 September 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
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
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

1.8applications per place, Reception

0.3 above Sunderland median (1.5) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

54 applications · 30 places offered · 36 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.8; 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 2.4; Sunderland median median 1.6; as the previous school
2021 2.8; Sunderland median median 1.6; as the previous school
2020 2.7; Sunderland median median 2.1; as the previous school
2019 3.8; Sunderland median median 2.0; as the previous school
2018 2.7; Sunderland median median 2.0; as the previous school
2017 3.2; Sunderland median median 2.0; as the previous school
2016 3.2; Sunderland median median 2.1; as the previous school
2015 2.4; Sunderland median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 2.8; Sunderland median median 1.8; as the previous school

This school
Sunderland median

Dashed bars: as St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School (URN 108838), 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	54	1.8	36	1.20
Sep 2025	30	57	1.9	29	0.97
Sep 2024	30	52	1.7	34	1.13
Sep 2023	30	50	1.7	34	1.13
Sep 2022 *	30	71	2.4	41	1.37
Sep 2021 *	30	85	2.8	56	1.87
Sep 2020 *	28	75	2.7	32	1.14
Sep 2019 *	30	113	3.8	42	1.40
Sep 2018 *	30	82	2.7	41	1.37
Sep 2017 *	30	95	3.2	49	1.63
Sep 2016 *	30	96	3.2	42	1.40
Sep 2015 *	30	73	2.4	39	1.30
Sep 2014 *	30	84	2.8	41	1.37

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 78% · Writing 85% · Maths 81% → all three 74% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard74%25th of 73 in Sunderland

Sunderland 68% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard78%

Sunderland 78% England 78%

Higher standard26%

Sunderland 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard85%

Sunderland 76% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Sunderland 16% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard81%

Sunderland 81% England 77%

Higher standard11%

Sunderland 25% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	74%	7%	105	103
2023/24	70%	10%	106	104
2022/23	77%	7%	106	104

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 Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, SunderlandThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.8applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Broadway Junior School
0.3 km · Sunderland

Remains Good2023

55%met the SATs standard
Thorney Close Primary School
1.0 km · Sunderland

Good2023

1.4applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Grindon Infant School
1.1 km · Sunderland

2026

1.2applications per place
St Anne's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School
1.2 km · Sunderland

Remains Good2022

1.9applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Hasting Hill Academy
1.3 km · Sunderland

Good2023

1.2applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Highfield Academy
1.4 km · Sunderland

Remains Good2022

1.3applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Barnes Junior School
1.5 km · Sunderland

Remains Good2023

38%met the SATs standard
Plains Farm Academy
1.5 km · Sunderland

Standards maintained2024

1.2applications per place 65%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: 149036 · 394/3302
Trust: Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 236 pupils · 240 on roll
Free school meals: 23.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 April 2022
Replaced: St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School (URN 108838)
Address: Grindon Lane, Grindon, Sunderland, SR4 8HP
Local authority: Sunderland

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