St John Bosco Catholic Primary School, Town End Farm, Sunderland

Primary · Sunderland · SR5 4JW · URN 148782

Ofsted: not publishedLast inspected 2024-11-26Cohort 203Roman Catholic

Exam results, in full

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Key stage 2 results

Taken by pupils at the end of Year 6, so they describe a primary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 28

4 of 4 headline figuresArea average from 79 schools in Sunderland

Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
54%
Sunderland 63.1%England 61%
9.1 percentage points below the area average of 63.1
Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
11%
Sunderland 9.7%England 8%
1.3 percentage points above the area average of 9.7
Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading
105
Sunderland 105.5England 105
0.5 below the area average of 105.5
Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths
103
Sunderland 104.86England 105
1.9 below the area average of 104.9
Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling
105
Sunderland 105.68England 105
0.7 below the area average of 105.7
Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
21%
Sunderland 30.8%England 32%
9.7 percentage points below the area average of 30.8
Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading
64%
Sunderland 73.4%
9.4 percentage points below the area average of 73.4
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing
68%
Sunderland 72.1%
4.1 percentage points below the area average of 72.1
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths
64%
Sunderland 74.1%
10.1 percentage points below the area average of 74.1
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
28
Sunderland 39
10.9 below the area average of 38.9
Context only, not scored

Measure	This school	Against Sunderland	Against national	Feeds
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths	54% Sunderland 63.1%England 61%	9.1 percentage points below the area average of 63.1	7 percentage points below the national figure of 61	Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths	11% Sunderland 9.7%England 8%	1.3 percentage points above the area average of 9.7	3 percentage points above the national figure of 8	Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading	105 Sunderland 105.5England 105	0.5 below the area average of 105.5	In line with the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths	103 Sunderland 104.86England 105	1.9 below the area average of 104.9	2 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling	105 Sunderland 105.68England 105	0.7 below the area average of 105.7	In line with the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling	21% Sunderland 30.8%England 32%	9.7 percentage points below the area average of 30.8	11 percentage points below the national figure of 32	Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading	64% Sunderland 73.4%	9.4 percentage points below the area average of 73.4	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing	68% Sunderland 72.1%	4.1 percentage points below the area average of 72.1	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths	64% Sunderland 74.1%	10.1 percentage points below the area average of 74.1	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	28 Sunderland 39	10.9 below the area average of 38.9	No national comparison	Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Sunderland · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Primary classes: 24.2 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language: 5.9% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 25.3% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 18.2% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 11.3pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling: 21% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths: 11% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 18pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths: 54% of pupils
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average): 79.8% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

Distances are straight-line from the centre of your outward postcode, not a walking or driving route, and never a catchment or admissions prediction.

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