St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland, Sunderland

In its own words: "St Joseph's RC Primary School is a very happy and welcoming community where we place Jesus at the heart of all our learning. Situated in Millfield, Sunderland, we are a single‑form‑entry school offering a caring, nurturing environment for boys and girls of all abilities aged 4-11, with 30 pupils in each year group."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football and guitar.

In 2025, 100% of Year 6 pupils at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland reached the expected standard in reading and 93% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 78% in Sunderland and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 86% in reading and 90% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 41 families put St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland as their first choice and 69 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is 1.4 first choices for every place. 11 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland are Diamond Hall Junior Academy (under 0.1 miles, Good, 80% reading, 78% maths); Diamond Hall Infant Academy (under 0.1 miles, Good); Barnes Infant Academy (0.7 miles, Good); and Barnes Junior School (0.7 miles, Good, 60% reading, 47% maths).

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland's 2025 results were higher than all 2 of them.

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland is one of 31 schools run by Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 72% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

32 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland (as of September 2025): 94% would recommend the school, 100% say their child is happy there and 100% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (100%); the weakest, that their child does well at the school (88%).

9.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 50.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Black (32%), White British (30%) and Asian (21%).

In 2026, 25 pupils (10.1%) received SEN support and 2 (0.8%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is autism.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Millfield (Tyne and Wear Metro Station), about 520 metres away (roughly a 6-minute walk).

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Hylton Road-Hume Street (e-bound), 280 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 434 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Sunderland (148), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland issued 2 suspensions, 0.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland are St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy (0.9 miles), Thornhill Academy (1 mile), St Aidan's Catholic Academy (1.3 miles) and Red House Academy (1.6 miles).