St John Bosco Catholic Primary School, Town End Farm, Sunderland
Bradford Avenue, Sunderland, SR5 4JW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- BISHOP CHADWICK CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST
- Acting Headteacher
- Mrs Lianne Peart
- Diocese
- Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust
- Constituency
- Washington and Gateshead South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 203
- URN
- 148782
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01915368090
About this school
St John Bosco Catholic Primary School, Town End Farm, Sunderland is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Sunderland. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 203 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 31 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 70% | 61% | 54% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 6% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% | 71% | 64% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 74% | 64% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 65% | 61% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 102.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.30 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How St John Bosco Catholic Primary School, Town End Farm, Sunderland has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Sunderland average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 70% | 60.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 61% | 63.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 54% | 63% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 205 |
| 2023/24 | 202 |
| 2024/25 | 199 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St John Bosco Catholic Primary School, Town End Farm, Sunderland compares
St John Bosco Catholic Primary School, Town End Farm, Sunderland ranked 63rd of 75 primary schools in Sunderland for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 54% | 5.5% | 25.8% | 203 | — |
| Town End Academy | 54% | 4.6% | 45.9% | 218 | 0.3 miles |
| Bexhill Academy | 78% | 4.9% | 48.2% | 360 | 0.4 miles |
| Hylton Castle Primary School | 43% | 4.8% | 46.3% | 229 | 0.6 miles |
| Northern Saints Church of England Academy | 68% | 6.7% | 57.1% | 423 | 1.0 miles |
| West Boldon Primary School | 82% | 6.3% | 51.4% | 280 | 1.1 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 25.84%
- English as an additional language
- 6%
- Overall absence
- 5.47%
- Persistent absence
- 12.58%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Town End Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Sunderland
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Bexhill Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Sunderland
-
Hylton Castle Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Sunderland
-
Northern Saints Church of England Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Sunderland
-
West Boldon Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Boldon
Other schools in Sunderland
St John Bosco Catholic Primary School, Town End Farm, Sunderland ranks 38th of the 43 ranked primary 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 year groups does St John Bosco Catholic Primary School, Town End Farm, Sunderland teach?
- St John Bosco Catholic Primary School, Town End Farm, Sunderland teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Sunderland.
- Who is the acting headteacher of St John Bosco Catholic Primary School, Town End Farm, Sunderland?
- The acting headteacher of St John Bosco Catholic Primary School, Town End Farm, Sunderland is Mrs Lianne Peart, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St John Bosco Catholic Primary School, Town End Farm, Sunderland last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St John Bosco Catholic Primary School, Town End Farm, Sunderland, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is St John Bosco Catholic Primary School, Town End Farm, Sunderland?
- St John Bosco Catholic Primary School, Town End Farm, Sunderland has 203 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is St John Bosco Catholic Primary School, Town End Farm, Sunderland full?
- St John Bosco Catholic Primary School, Town End Farm, Sunderland has capacity for 210 pupils and 203 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is St John Bosco Catholic Primary School, Town End Farm, Sunderland a faith school?
- Yes. St John Bosco Catholic Primary School, Town End Farm, Sunderland is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle.
- Does St John Bosco Catholic Primary School, Town End Farm, Sunderland have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St John Bosco Catholic Primary School, Town End Farm, Sunderland as having nursery classes.
- Who runs St John Bosco Catholic Primary School, Town End Farm, Sunderland?
- St John Bosco Catholic Primary School, Town End Farm, Sunderland is part of BISHOP CHADWICK CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have St John Bosco Catholic Primary School, Town End Farm, Sunderland's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 70% in 2022/23 and 54% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St John Bosco Catholic Primary School, Town End Farm, Sunderland rank locally?
- St John Bosco Catholic Primary School, Town End Farm, Sunderland ranked 63rd of 75 primary schools in Sunderland for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St John Bosco Catholic Primary School, Town End Farm, Sunderland's absence rate?
- St John Bosco Catholic Primary School, Town End Farm, Sunderland's overall absence rate is 5.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St John Bosco Catholic Primary School, Town End Farm, Sunderland's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St John Bosco Catholic Primary School, Town End Farm, Sunderland'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 10 July 2026.