Ryhope Junior SchoolSt Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Ryhope

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Sunderland.

Summary of the comparison

Ryhope Junior School and St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Ryhope are primary schools in Sunderland.

  • Ryhope Junior School scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average) and St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Ryhope scores 46 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Ryhope Junior School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Ryhope Junior School was judged strong and St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Ryhope was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 67.0% for Ryhope Junior School and 58.0% for St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Ryhope.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Ryhope Junior School (65.0% in 2022-23, 67.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Ryhope (39.0% in 2022-23, 58.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Ryhope Junior School versus St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Ryhope compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure SunderlandRyhope Junior SchoolSunderlandSt Patrick's Catholic Primary School, RyhopeEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC57/100Stronger figureD46/100
Local ranking38th of 80 in Sunderland Stronger figure65th of 80 in Sunderland
InspectionOfsted: StrongStronger figureOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range7-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll167 169
Capacity240 175
LocationSunderland, SR2 0RT Sunderland, SR2 0RQ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard67.0% Stronger figure58.0% 62.0%
At higher standard8.0% 11.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score105.0 Stronger figure104.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score105.0 Stronger figure104.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census167 169
Free school meals (ever 6)52.7% 20.1%
English as an additional language4.2% 7.1%
SEN support18.6% 25.4%
SEN with an EHC plan2.4% 0.0%
Attendance
Overall absence5.4% 3.7% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence14.9% 6.6% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Ryhope Junior School

St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Ryhope

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