English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, Sunderland

Academy converter·Primary school Sunderland·SR5 5AU
Composite score
57.0
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#4,833
National rank
#272
In North East
#35
In Sunderland
Top 33%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
68%
% achieving higher RWM
11%
Reading average scaled score
103.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
16 first choices, 19 places
First choices per place
0.84
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
25
any preference, for 19 places
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.07
00.511.5
1 per place
0.9420221.0020230.9220240.9120250.842026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, Sunderland first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
3–11
Pupils on roll
192
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
34.5%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
7.3%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
13.5%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
0.5%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
6.9%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
23.1%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
17.2
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£7,101
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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About English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, Sunderland

English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, Sunderland is a primary school in Sunderland, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Roman Catholic religious character. Around 192 pupils aged 3 to 11 attend the school. 68% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 2.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 33% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 103 in reading and 105 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 11% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, Sunderland their first choice was offered one of its 19 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 6.9%. There are about 17.2 pupils per teacher. English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, Sunderland does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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