Academy converter · Sunderland

Northern Saints Church of England Academy

4–11Ages
423Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
149524URN

Rotherham Road, Sunderland, SR5 5QL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jan 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.1per place

0.5 below Sunderland median (1.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Sunderland

72 applications for 68 places · 73rd of 73 in Sunderland

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

68%met the expected standard

Sunderland 68% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 27 January 2026Published 23 March 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour			Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years			Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

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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

1.1applications per place, Reception

0.5 below Sunderland median (1.5) 1.1 below England median (2.2)

72 applications · 68 places offered · 61 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.1; Sunderland median median 1.5
2025 1.1; Sunderland median median 1.6
2024 1.2; Sunderland median median 1.6
2023 1.2; Sunderland median median 1.5
2022 1.2; Sunderland median median 1.6; as the previous school
2021 1.1; Sunderland median median 1.6; as the previous school
2020 1.6; Sunderland median median 2.1; as the previous school
2019 1.6; Sunderland median median 2.0; as the previous school
2018 1.3; Sunderland median median 2.0; as the previous school
2017 1.3; Sunderland median median 2.0; as the previous school
2016 1.6; Sunderland median median 2.1; as the previous school
2015 1.4; Sunderland median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 1.3; Sunderland median median 1.8; as the previous school

This school
Sunderland median

Dashed bars: as Northern Saints CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School (URN 139425), 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	68	72	1.1	61	0.90
Sep 2025	52	56	1.1	49	0.94
Sep 2024	49	61	1.2	49	1.00
Sep 2023	46	55	1.2	46	1.00
Sep 2022 *	67	80	1.2	67	1.00
Sep 2021 *	83	93	1.1	82	0.99
Sep 2020 *	77	122	1.6	77	1.00
Sep 2019 *	56	87	1.6	53	0.95
Sep 2018 *	88	117	1.3	88	1.00
Sep 2017 *	85	110	1.3	85	1.00
Sep 2016 *	74	116	1.6	83	1.12
Sep 2015 *	74	104	1.4	79	1.07
Sep 2014 *	73	93	1.3	77	1.05

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 75% · Writing 74% · Maths 86% → all three 68% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard68%34th of 73 in Sunderland

Sunderland 68% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard75%

Sunderland 78% England 78%

Higher standard35%

Sunderland 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard74%

Sunderland 76% England 75%

Greater depth19%

Sunderland 16% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard86%

Sunderland 81% England 77%

Higher standard21%

Sunderland 25% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (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	68%	11%	106	107
2023/24	73%	8%	107	108
2022/23	65%	6%	104	106

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

Northern Saints Church of England AcademyThis school
This school

2026

1.1applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Willow Wood Community Primary School
0.8 km · Sunderland

Good2023

2.2applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, Sunderland
0.9 km · Sunderland

Standards maintained2025

1.3applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Castletown Primary School
1.4 km · Sunderland

Good2022

1.5applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
St John Bosco Catholic Primary School, Town End Farm, Sunderland
1.6 km · Sunderland

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.2applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Hylton Castle Primary School
1.7 km · Sunderland

Remains Good2022

1.5applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Bexhill Academy
1.8 km · Sunderland

2026

1.6applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Southwick Community Primary School
1.9 km · Sunderland

Good2022

1.2applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
Town End Academy
2.0 km · Sunderland

Standards maintained2025

1.6applications per place 54%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: 149524 · 394/2006
Trust: Durham and Newcastle Diocesan Learning Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 630 pupils · 423 on roll
Free school meals: 58.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Opened: 1 January 2023
Replaced: Northern Saints CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School (URN 139425)
Address: Rotherham Road, Sunderland, SR5 5QL
Local authority: Sunderland

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