St Benet's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolFulwell Infant School Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Sunderland.
Summary of the comparison
St Benet's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School and Fulwell Infant School Academy are primary schools in Sunderland.
St Benet's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School scores 68 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Fulwell Infant School Academy scores 72 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Fulwell Infant School Academy is ahead on our composite score.
St Benet's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School was judged Good and Fulwell Infant School Academy was judged the expected standard.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at St Benet's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School (68.0% in 2022-23, 78.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | SunderlandSt Benet's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School | SunderlandFulwell Infant School Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C68/100 | B72/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 18th of 80 in Sunderland Stronger figure | 74th of 80 in Sunderland | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Voluntary aided school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 3-11 | 3-7 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 321 | 359 | |
| Capacity | 315 | 360 | |
| Location | Sunderland, SR6 9QU | Sunderland, SR6 8ED | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 78.0% | Not reported | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 7.0% | Not reported | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 106.0 | Not reported | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 105.0 | Not reported | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 321 | 359 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 8.0% | 7.8% | |
| English as an additional language | 6.2% | 4.2% | |
| SEN support | 17.4% | 10.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.3% | 1.1% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 4.4% | 4.3% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 12.4% | 6.5% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
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.
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.
St Benet's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School
Fulwell Infant School Academy
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