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Primary · NE38 · Sunderland

St John Boste Catholic Primary School, Washington

Castle Road, Oxclose Village, Washington, NE38 0HL

BISHOP WILKINSON CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST is the academy trust. Admissions rules still sit with the school and your local council.

Outstanding

At a glance

Key published figures for this school.

OfstedOutstanding
Attendance98.4%
Attainment77% met expected standard (KS2)
AdmissionsUsually oversubscribed
Pupils200

Ofsted inspection

Latest outcome

Outstanding

Inspection history

Improved from Good (22 Feb 2012).

  1. Previous gradedGood

This page shows previous graded and latest ungraded outcomes when Ofsted publishes them in the national file. Full history stays on the Ofsted report.

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School figures

Coloured bars compare this school with the average for other schools in NE38. Where we have them, council (Sunderland) and England figures appear under FSM, SEN and attendance. FSM, SEN and EAL are context, not quality scores. For attendance, higher is usually better.

Pupils on roll
200
Free school meals
8%
17.5% below district average (25.5%)

Also: Sunderland 27.3% · England 24.7%

SEN
12.2%
11.7% below district average (23.9%)

Also: Sunderland 19.9% · England 18.2%

EAL
10%
6% above district average (4%)
Attendance
98.4%
2.3% above district average (96.1%)

Also: Sunderland 95% · England 94.8%

Persistent absence
2.4%
Attainment
77% met expected standard (KS2)

Each metric uses its own colour so you can tell the rows apart. The lighter bar is the NE38 average; the darker bar is this school.

Trends over time

Attendance

Autumn and spring term attendance from DfE pupil absence data (where published for this URN).

  • 2020/2198.4%
  • 2021/2294.2%
  • 2022/2396.1%
  • 2023/2495.4%
  • 2024/2596.7%

KS2 attainment

Share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (all pupils).

  • 2022/2375%
  • 2023/2469%
  • 2024/2577%

Admissions

Demand signal
Usually oversubscribed
Published capacity (GIAS)
210
Pupils on roll
200

Indicative signal from published roll versus GIAS capacity. Not applications versus offers, and not a guarantee of a place.

Published admission number (PAN) and applications versus offers are not in our national datasets yet. Use your council booklet.

Check your council admissions booklet via the Sunderland page.

SEN support

SEN %
12.2%
On-site provision
None listed in GIAS

A higher SEN percentage can mean experience with support needs, or more demand on staff. Ask the SENCO what is available day to day.

Sources and freshness

  • School year for most DfE figures: 2024/25.
  • Pipeline last checked: Sept 2026.
  • Council and England attendance / FSM tables: 2024/25.
  • School figures from DfE / GIAS / Ofsted where published. District averages use other schools in this postcode district. Council and England figures use DfE local authority and national tables for the matching phase.
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