Benedict Biscop Church of England Academy

State-Funded School

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North EastRegion

SunderlandLocal Authority

Houghton and Sunderland SouthConstituency

SR3 2REPostcode

9.0

Academic Performance

Ofsted

Not judged

About the School

Benedict Biscop Church of England Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Sunderland, North East.

It currently serves 333 pupils. Benedict Biscop Church of England Academy is part of Northern Lights Learning Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 90%
Higher standard: 23%
Reading score: 109
Maths score: 108

Ethnicity

White

94%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Pupils

333

Total Pupils

47%Boys

53%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 333
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: Northern Lights Learning Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
18 Nov 2024	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Not judged
16 Feb 2012	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.