St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Ryhope

St Patrick’s Catholic Primary School in Ryhope is performing well overall, achieving a 'Good' rating across all areas assessed. The school, which has not been inspected previously under section 5, has shown notable strengths in its supportive and respectful environment, where pupils feel safe and valued. It benefits from a strong curriculum that is tailored to meet the local context, helping students enjoy a wide range of educational experiences and fostering a love of learning, particularly in reading.

Strengths

• High levels of respect and positive behaviour among pupils.
• Strong focus on communication and language in early years.
• Effective provision for pupils with special educational needs.
• Tailored curriculum that meets local community needs.
• Wide range of extra-curricular activities well attended by pupils.
• Robust procedures in place to monitor and improve attendance.

Areas for Improvement

• Assessment in some subjects is not effectively identifying learning gaps.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Ryhope attended 96.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 6.6% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.2% of pupils at St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Ryhope were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). One pupil was permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Ryhope had 22.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 11.6% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 26.1% of pupils at St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Ryhope were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 0.0% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Ryhope received £6,259 and spent £6,839 for each of its 169 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £185,000 (-£1,094 per pupil).

Across all 30 schools of Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust, income was £7,338 and spending £7,295 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Ryhope is part of Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust, which runs 31 schools. The nearest others:

• St Leonard's Catholic Primary School, Silksworth Sunderland
• St Aidan's Catholic Academy Sunderland
• St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Seaham Seaham
• St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland Sunderland
• St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School Seaham
• St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy Sunderland
• St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland Sunderland
• St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland Sunderland
• English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, Sunderland Sunderland
• St John Bosco Catholic Primary School, Town End Farm, Sunderland Sunderland

What is St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Ryhope's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Ryhope is Good, from an inspection in May 2024.

When was St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Ryhope last inspected by Ofsted?

St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Ryhope was last inspected in May 2024.

How many pupils does St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Ryhope have?

St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Ryhope has 184 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Ryhope cover?

St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Ryhope for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Ryhope's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 58% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Ryhope?

St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Ryhope is at Smith Street, Ryhope, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, SR2 0RQ.