St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Houghton
Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Sunderland
Durham Road, Houghton le Spring, DH5 8NF
76
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 04/05/2022
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
96.6%
6.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
193
Capacity used
Nearly full92%
210 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
25 of 25 families who put it first got an offer
28
Places offered
49
Total applications
1.8
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 25 | 25 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 20 | 2 | ● 10% |
| 3rd preference | 4 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 49 | 27 | 55% |
1st preference success by year
Sunderland lets families list 3 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Nicholas Reeson
- Address
- Durham Road, Houghton le Spring, DH5 8NF
- Phone
- 01915840542
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- Ward / constituency
- Houghton South & Hetton Downs · Houghton and Sunderland South
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 147131
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 9% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 3% | — | — |
| SEN support | 6% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: BISHOP WILKINSON CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST
193 pupils · 210 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 26
23 June 2026
S5 Inspection · report card
Inclusion Expected standard Achievement Strong standard Safeguarding standards Met Curriculum and teaching Strong standard Attendance and behaviour Strong standard Leadership and governance Strong standard Early years Strong standard Personal development and wellbeing Expected standard Post-16 provision Not applicable - 22
04 May 2022
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessEarly years Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 175 pupils
Attendance
96.6%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
3.4%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
6.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
0.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.1%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
Primary results (Key Stage 2)
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 76% | — | — |
| Higher standard | 7% | — | — |
| Reading progress | — | — | 0.0 |
| Writing progress | — | — | 0.0 |
| Maths progress | — | — | 0.0 |
Primary results by subject (SATs)
Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England
Reading, writing & maths combined
Reading
Writing
Maths
Grammar, punctuation & spelling
Science
England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).
Primary results over time
Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Expected standard (RWM) | 87% | 61% |
| Higher standard | 10% | 8% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Sunderland council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.