Primary school

St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Houghton

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  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Roman Catholic
  • Sunderland
  • DH5 8NF
Ofsted report card · inspected Jun 2026

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 707 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 5%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 2%2%2016/17: top 28%2017/18: top 20%2018/19: top 19%2022/23: top 85%2023/24: top 18%2024/25: top 5%No exams

Against North EastArrows: North East rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM87% · North East 67%10/10 Top 10%+19.1 pts
Higher standard, RWM10% · North East 8%6/10 Middle+28 pts
Reading score111 · North East 10510/10 Top 10%+32.3 pts
Maths score110 · North East 10510/10 Top 10%+42.5 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 90% · 29 pupils · North East 58%2016/17: 73% · 30 pupils · North East 68%2017/18: 79% · 29 pupils · North East 72%2018/19: 80% · 30 pupils · North East 69%2022/23: 45% · 29 pupils · North East 65%2023/24: 76% · 29 pupils · North East 64%2024/25: 87% · 30 pupils · North East 67%90%45%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 24% · 29 pupils · North East 5%2016/17: 3% · 30 pupils · North East 7%2017/18: 24% · 29 pupils · North East 10%2018/19: 7% · 30 pupils · North East 10%2022/23: 0% · 29 pupils · North East 7%2023/24: 7% · 29 pupils · North East 6%2024/25: 10% · 30 pupils · North East 8%24%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 110 · 29 pupils · North East 1032016/17: 106 · 30 pupils · North East 1042017/18: 107 · 29 pupils · North East 1062018/19: 106 · 30 pupils · North East 1052022/23: 105 · 29 pupils · North East 1052023/24: 109 · 29 pupils · North East 1052024/25: 111 · 30 pupils · North East 105111105No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 109 · 29 pupils · North East 1032016/17: 106 · 30 pupils · North East 1052017/18: 105 · 29 pupils · North East 1052018/19: 106 · 30 pupils · North East 1052022/23: 101 · 29 pupils · North East 1042023/24: 107 · 29 pupils · North East 1042024/25: 110 · 30 pupils · North East 105110101No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
24 of 24 who put it first2014 · 58.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2424
2nd110
3rd40

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2007–2026

  • InclusionExpected
  • AchievementStrong
  • Curriculum and teachingStrong
  • Attendance and behaviourStrong
  • Leadership and governanceStrong
  • Early yearsStrong
  • Personal development and wellbeingExpected
  • SafeguardingMet
  1. 2007Outstandingas predecessor
  2. 2017Ungraded visitas predecessor
  3. 2022Good
  4. 2026Lowest Expected

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026193
Free school meals (past 6 years)6.0%
First language not English5.0%
SEN support10.0%
EHC plan1.0%
Absence (sessions missed)3.4%
Persistently absent pupils6.3%

Girls 49.5%Boys 50.5%

91.9% full · 210 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher24.4
Pupils per adult13.9
  • Classroom teachers 4.9
  • Leadership 3
  • Teaching assistants 6
  • Other support 4.6

Teachers 7.9 FTE · Whole workforce 18.5 · 25 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£6,325
Spend per pupil£5,985
Staff spend per pupil£4,440
Reserve per pupil£715
  • +£143,000revenue reserve
  • +£68,000in-year balance

Grants £6,180 · self-generated £175 · premises £295 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: BISHOP WILKINSON CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST (47 academies) · trust reserve £4,300,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it