Northern Saints Church of England Academy

Rotherham Road, Sunderland, SR5 5QL

Local ranking70th of 80 primary schools in Sunderland

Ofsted: Expected

Primary

Phase

630

Capacity

4-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Continues from Northern Saints CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School (URN 139425) since 1 January 2023. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 27 January 2026 under Ofsted's renewed framework

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Safeguarding standards Met

Achievement: Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching: Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour: Expected standard
Personal development & wellbeing: Strong standard
Leadership & governance: Expected standard
Inclusion: Strong standard
Early years: Expected standard

Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25

Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected): 68.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher): 11.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected): 75.0%
Writing (Expected): 74.0%
Maths (Expected): 86.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected): 72.0%
Reading avg scaled score: 106.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score: 107.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score: 107.0
Cohort Size: 72

Pupil Demographics

2024-25

Total Pupils: 455
Boys: 225 (53%)
Girls: 198 (47%)
Capacity: 630 (67% full)
SEND: 26.4%
FSM Eligible: 57.1%
EAL: 3.3%
SEN with EHC Plan: 2.4%
SEN Support: 24.0%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 18.7:1
Teachers (FTE): 24.6
Budget per Pupil: £6,868/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25

Overall Absence Rate: 6.7% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence: 20.0% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Religious Character: Church of England
Nursery: No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form: Does not have a sixth form
Boarders: No boarders
Admissions: Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25

White British: 90.7%
Black African: 4.7%
Mixed Other: 1.6%
White Other: 1.2%
Other: 0.7%
Mixed White & Asian: 0.5%
Asian Other: 0.5%
Black Other: 0.2%

90.7%

White British

4.7%

Black African

1.6%

Mixed Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

01919171685

reception@nsprimary.org.uk

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Rotherham Road

Sunderland, North East

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Administrative

URN: 149524
UKPRN: 10091678
Establishment No.: 2006
Trust: DURHAM AND NEWCASTLE DIOCESAN LEARNING TRUST

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