Primary school

St John Bosco Catholic Primary School, Town End Farm, Sunderland

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  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Roman Catholic
  • Sunderland
  • SR5 4JW
Ofsted areas (no overall grade) · inspected Nov 2024

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 11,106 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 74%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 49%49%2016/17: top 38%2017/18: top 27%27% · 2017/182018/19: top 45%2022/23: top 28%2023/24: top 54%2024/25: top 74%No exams

Against North East

Expected standard, RWM54% · North East 67%Small cohort: 28 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM11% · North East 8%Small cohort: 28 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score105 · North East 105Small cohort: 28 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score103 · North East 105Small cohort: 28 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 55% · 22 pupils · North East 58%2016/17: 68% · 25 pupils · North East 68%2017/18: 76% · 21 pupils · North East 72%2018/19: 69% · 26 pupils · North East 69%2022/23: 70% · 30 pupils · North East 65%2023/24: 61% · 31 pupils · North East 64%2024/25: 54% · 28 pupils · North East 67%76%54%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 9% · 22 pupils · North East 5%2016/17: 12% · 25 pupils · North East 7%2017/18: 14% · 21 pupils · North East 10%2018/19: 8% · 26 pupils · North East 10%2022/23: 10% · 30 pupils · North East 7%2023/24: 6% · 31 pupils · North East 6%2024/25: 11% · 28 pupils · North East 8%14%6%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 101 · 22 pupils · North East 1032016/17: 104 · 25 pupils · North East 1042017/18: 107 · 21 pupils · North East 1062018/19: 105 · 26 pupils · North East 1052022/23: 107 · 30 pupils · North East 1052023/24: 102 · 31 pupils · North East 1052024/25: 105 · 28 pupils · North East 105107101No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 103 · 22 pupils · North East 1032016/17: 106 · 25 pupils · North East 1052017/18: 106 · 21 pupils · North East 1052018/19: 105 · 26 pupils · North East 1052022/23: 105 · 30 pupils · North East 1042023/24: 102 · 31 pupils · North East 1042024/25: 103 · 28 pupils · North East 105106102No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
25 of 25 who put it first2014 · 89.7%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2525
2nd60
3rd00

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2008–2024

  • Personal developmentOutstanding
  • Quality of educationGood
  • Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
  • Early years provisionOutstanding
  • Leadership and managementOutstanding
  • SafeguardingEffective
  1. 2008Goodas predecessor
  2. 2011Outstandingas predecessor
  3. 2024Lowest Good

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026203
Free school meals (past 6 years)25.8%
First language not English6.0%
SEN support15.6%
EHC plan1.5%
Absence (sessions missed)5.5%
Persistently absent pupils12.6%

Girls 41.2%Boys 58.8%

96.7% full · 210 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 28 responses (14.1% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school96.4% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school100% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved96.4% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 75% not applicable85.7% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year96.4% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 25% not applicable95.2% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?0% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 0% who said Yes above0% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child100% agree
  • My child does well at this school96.4% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing92.9% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school96.4% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school100% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development96.4% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent100% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher18.0
Pupils per adult11.3
  • Classroom teachers 9
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 6.6
  • Other support 4.8

Teachers 11 FTE · Whole workforce 22.4 · 29 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£6,936
Spend per pupil£6,901
Staff spend per pupil£5,135
Reserve per pupil£1,542
  • +£303,000revenue reserve
  • +£7,000in-year balance

Grants £6,636 · self-generated £300 · premises £387 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: BISHOP CHADWICK CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST (30 academies) · trust reserve £2,647,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it