Northern Saints CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School
Rotherham Road, Sunderland, SR5 5QL
This school is closed (it closed in December 2022).
It was replaced by Northern Saints Church of England Academy. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mr Andy Jones
- Diocese
- Diocese of Durham
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- Constituency
- Washington and Sunderland West
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 544
- URN
- 139425
- Local authority
- Sunderland
About this school
Northern Saints CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School was a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Sunderland. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 544 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Northern Saints CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 2013, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 79 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 65% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 84% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.50 |
| Writing progress | +2.30 |
| Maths progress | +3.20 |
How Northern Saints CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School compares
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | — | — | 544 | — |
| Northern Saints Church of England Academy | 68% | 6.7% | 57.1% | 423 | 0.0 miles |
| Willow Wood Community Primary School | 75% | 6.4% | 68.3% | 290 | 0.5 miles |
| English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, Sunderland | 68% | 5.5% | 34.5% | 178 | 0.5 miles |
| Castletown Primary School | 76% | 5.7% | 29.9% | 347 | 0.9 miles |
| St John Bosco Catholic Primary School, Town End Farm, Sunderland | 54% | 5.5% | 25.8% | 203 | 1.0 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Location
Nearby schools
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Northern Saints Church of England Academy0.0 miles
Primary · Sunderland
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Willow Wood Community Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Sunderland
-
English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, Sunderland0.5 miles
Primary · Sunderland
-
Castletown Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Sunderland
-
St John Bosco Catholic Primary School, Town End Farm, Sunderland1.0 miles
Primary · Sunderland
Other schools in Sunderland
- Barnes Infant Academy Primary
- Barnes Junior School Primary
- Benedict Biscop Church of England Academy Primary
- Bexhill Academy Primary
- Broadway Junior School Primary
- Castletown Primary School Primary
- Cleadon Church of England Academy Primary
- Dame Dorothy Primary School Primary
- Diamond Hall Infant Academy Primary
- Diamond Hall Junior Academy Primary
- East Herrington Primary Academy Primary
- English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, Sunderland Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Northern Saints CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School teach?
- Northern Saints CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Sunderland.
- Has Northern Saints CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Northern Saints CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Northern Saints CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School?
- Northern Saints CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School had 544 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- What are Northern Saints CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Northern Saints CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 31 December 2022.