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EnglandNorth EastSunderlandSR2 0LWSt Paul's CofE Primary School
Primary

St Paul's CofE Primary School

Primary

Sunderland · Sunderland · SR2 0LW www.stpaulsryhope.co.uk/

Pupils
316
cap. 330
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
88%
RWM expected · 2024/25
19%
RWM higher · 2024/25
316
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
88%
RWM expected · 2024/25
19%
RWM higher · 2024/25
316
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 28/11/2018

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySunderland
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio19.9:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of St Paul's CofE Primary School · Primary · Sunderland

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
88%
+15pp
94%84%73%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 88%
RWM higher standard
19%
+9pp
42%26%10%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 19%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
97%
Reading higher standard
28%
Writing expected standard
88%
Writing higher standard
41%
Maths expected standard
97%
Maths higher standard
41%
Science expected standard
88%
SPAG expected standard
94%
SPAG higher standard
56%
Reading scaled score
109.0
Maths scaled score
109.0
GPS scaled score
110.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
316
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
3%
FSM eligible
15%
SEN
26%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
8%

Contact

Address
Waterworks Road, Ryhope, Sunderland, SR2 0LW
Local authority
Sunderland
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2588%19%97%28%88%41%97%41%88%94%109.0109.0110.026%316
2023/2473%10%77%30%83%37%80%20%83%70%105.0103.0103.027%301
2022/2381%16%84%26%90%29%87%35%90%90%107.0107.0109.0-1.10+1.40+0.6017%290
2018/1994%42%94%52%94%45%97%61%97%94%110.0112.0111.0+2.80+1.90+4.6016%247
2017/1889%39%93%46%96%50%100%46%100%93%109.0110.0112.0+2.70+3.80+4.6015%235
2016/1785%46%88%62%96%50%100%46%100%100%109.0110.0112.0+4.20+5.10+4.8013%234

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2531621.526%3%15%4%8%
2023/2430120.527%2%14%5%13%
2022/2329022.617%1%13%5%13%
2021/2226421.219%1%12%6%17%
2020/2125023.818%1%11%
2018/1924723.416%1%13%4%8%
2017/1823520.615%1%15%4%7%
2016/1723420.013%1%18%4%4%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.