English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, Sunderland

State-Funded School

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North EastRegion

SunderlandLocal Authority

Washington and Gateshead SouthConstituency

SR5 5AUPostcode

5.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, Sunderland is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Sunderland, North East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 178 pupils. English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, Sunderland is part of BISHOP CHADWICK CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Around average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 70%
Higher standard: 4%
Reading score: 102
Maths score: 104

Ethnicity

White

79%

Asian

Black

16%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Pupils

178

Total Pupils

46%Boys

54%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

34%

England average

27%

First language not English

12%

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: Most deprived
Total pupils: 178
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: BISHOP CHADWICK CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

Standards maintained

Ungraded inspection on 5 February 2025. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
11 Oct 2012	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.