St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 14 January 2025

This welcoming school has the very highest academic expectations of its pupils. By the end of key stage 2, pupils achieve standards in reading, writing and mathematics that are well above the national average. Pupils love learning at St Joseph's. They are very well prepared for the demands of secondary education. Pupils' behaviour is exemplary. They are highly respectful of each other, their teachers and the school. They carry out roles of responsibility, such as school parliamentarians, willingly and confidently. Pupils welcome visitors to the school politely and with interest. The school provides a safe place of learning for children and their families. Diversity is celebrated throughout the school's curriculum. All pupils are treated equally. As one child said, 'We are all the same, we just have different skin colours, cultures and religions.' Pupils benefit from the wide range of extra-curricular activities, such as glow stick dancing and musical theatre, the school provides. The exciting curriculum is enhanced through educational visits in the locality and wider afield, including residential experiences in key stage 2.

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