St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland
Academy converter · Primary
Sunderland · SR2 7QN · Sunderland
Ages 3–11
Status: Open
0.0 miles away
OpenURN 138530
Barbara Priestman Academy
Academy special converter · Sunderland · SR2 7QN
Age range
Ages 11–19
Pupils
189
Local authority
Sunderland
Age range
Ages 11–19
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
3 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy special converter, Ages 11–19, in Sunderland, Sunderland, 189 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, academy, special school. Free school meals: 61.5%. SEN provision includes: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty.
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Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
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Overview
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Age range
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 138530
Location
- Address
- Meadowside
- Postcode
- SR2 7QN
- Town
- Sunderland
- County
- Tyne and Wear
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- District
- Sunderland
- Constituency
- Sunderland Central
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 189
- Boys / girls
- 142 / 47
- School capacity
- 178
- Capacity fill
- 189 / 178 (106%)
- Free school meals
- 61.5%
- FSM pupils
- 83
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: THE ASCENT ACADEMIES' TRUST
- Academy trust
- THE ASCENT ACADEMIES' TRUST
- Sponsor
- Ascent Academies' Trust
SEN & specialist provision
SEN types and resourced/SEN unit places as recorded in GIAS. This is provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.
- SEN types
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Graeme Musson
- Telephone
- 03339991453