Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School, Penshaw

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Station Road
 Penshaw
 Houghton le Spring
 Tyne and Wear DH4 7JZ
Telephone: 0191 385 4545

School Type

Phase: Primary (ages 3-11)
Type: Converter Academy
Religious Denomination: Roman Catholic
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2019
Trust: Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust
Sponsor: Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Mrs Claire Garbutt (since September 2023)
Previous Headteacher: Jennifer Gill
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 13.4 / 6.7
Non-teaching Staff*: 14.85
Number of pupils: 308
Pupils Per Teacher: 23.0
Sex: Mixed (50% boys / 50% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 12.00% (low)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 27.3%
Local child deprivation rate: 18.3% (2km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 7.1%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 7.0%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 3.2km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Region: North East
Authority: Sunderland
Electoral Ward: Shiney Row
School Number: 3943327

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 8th April 2025 (view record)

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. Barnwell Academy (0.5km) show on map
  2. Shiney Row Primary School (0.6km) show on map
  3. New Penshaw Academy (0.7km) show on map
  4. The Poplars (1.1km) show on map
  5. Fatfield Academy (1.9km) show on map
  6. Bournmoor Primary School (1.9km) show on map
  7. St Robert of Newminster Catholic School and S... (2.4km) show on map
  8. Newbottle Primary Academy (2.4km) show on map
  9. Biddick Academy (2.6km) show on map
  10. Columbia Grange School (2.7km) show on map
  11. Woodlea Primary School (2.7km) show on map
  12. Burnside Academy Inspires (3.1km) show on map
  13. Dubmire Primary (3.1km) show on map
  14. John F Kennedy Primary School (3.2km) show on map
  15. Biddick Primary School (3.2km) show on map
  16. Barmston Village Primary School (3.4km) show on map
  17. Rickleton Primary School (3.5km) show on map
  18. Lambton Primary School (3.5km) show on map
  19. Kepier (3.6km) show on map
  20. Wessington Primary School (3.7km) show on map
  21. Houghton Le Spring Nursery School (3.8km) show on map
  22. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Washington (3.9km) show on map
  23. Grindon Infant School (3.9km) show on map
  24. East Herrington Primary Academy (3.9km) show on map
  25. Bernard Gilpin Primary School (3.9km) show on map
  26. Holley Park Academy (4.0km) show on map
  27. Hasting Hill Academy (4.1km) show on map
  28. Oxclose Community Academy (4.2km) show on map
  29. Oxclose Nursery School (4.2km) show on map
  30. Oxclose Primary Academy (4.2km) show on map
  31. St John Boste Catholic Primary School, Washington (4.3km) show on map
  32. Gillas Lane Primary Academy (4.4km) show on map
  33. St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Houghton (4.4km) show on map
  34. Farringdon Community Academy (4.4km) show on map
  35. Washington Academy (4.5km) show on map
  36. Lumley Infant and Nursery School (4.5km) show on map
  37. Academy 360 (4.6km) show on map
  38. Lumley Junior School (4.6km) show on map
  39. Sunningdale School (4.6km) show on map
  40. Farringdon Academy (4.7km) show on map
  41. Benedict Biscop Church of England Academy (4.7km) show on map
  42. Pennywell Early Years Centre (4.7km) show on map
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  44. Albany Village Primary School (4.8km) show on map
  45. Thorney Close Primary School (4.8km) show on map
  46. Portobello Primary School (4.8km) show on map
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  48. Christ's College (4.9km) show on map
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  63. East Rainton Primary School (5.3km) show on map
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  65. Education and Services for People with Autism (5.4km) show on map
  66. Ravensworth Terrace Primary School (5.5km) show on map
  67. North View Academy (5.5km) show on map
  68. Eppleton Academy Primary School (5.5km) show on map
  69. St Joseph's Catholic Junior School, Birtley (5.6km) show on map
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  71. George Washington Primary School (5.7km) show on map
  72. St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Washington (5.7km) show on map
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  88. Hetton Academy (6.4km) show on map
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  90. Barnes Infant Academy (6.4km) show on map
  91. St Leonard's Catholic Primary School, Silksworth (6.4km) show on map
  92. Hermitage Academy (6.4km) show on map
  93. Hylton Castle Primary School (6.4km) show on map
  94. Hetton Primary School (6.5km) show on map
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  96. West Rainton Primary School (6.5km) show on map
  97. Pelton Community Primary School (6.6km) show on map
  98. Trinity Academy New Bridge (6.6km) show on map
  99. Ouston Primary School (6.8km) show on map
  100. Richard Avenue Primary School (6.8km) show on map
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