St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Washington
Village Lane, Washington, NE38 7HU
227 pupils · 96% of 236 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- BISHOP WILKINSON CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- Free school meals
- 12%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 8 November 2023, published 18 December 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 72% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 9% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 26 | 26 | 60 | 26 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 25 | 25 | 47 | 25 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 30 | 30 | 50 | 30 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 30 | 31 | 66 | 30 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 28 | 28 | 62 | 28 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 30 | 37 | 59 | 30 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 30 | 28 | 80 | 30 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Wessington Primary School 0.4 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- John F Kennedy Primary School 0.7 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Biddick Primary School 0.8 km · Good (2019) · previous system
- Barmston Village Primary School 0.8 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Albany Village Primary School 1.1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Usworth Colliery Primary School 1.5 km · Good (2020) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.