Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School, Penshaw
Primary schoolOur Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School, Penshaw is a primary school in Sunderland, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 291 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 8 April 2025
- Overall effectiveness
- No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 67% of pupils at Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School, Penshaw met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 66% in Sunderland and 62% in England.
6% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Sunderland | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 66% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 6% | 11% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103 | 105 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Barnwell AcademyPrimary. Outstanding (overall), June 2023. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)290 m
- New Penshaw AcademyPrimary. School remains Good, June 2024. 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)600 m
- Shiney Row Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, June 2022. 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)700 m
- The PoplarsSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file1.1 km
- Fatfield AcademyPrimary. School remains Good, June 2024. 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.9 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Sunderland
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).