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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

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
228 (50%)
Girls
227 (50%)
Capacity
630 (72% 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
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  • 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

Administrative

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