A primary school and secondary school in Sunderland have both made a coveted nationally recognised list that highlights the best schools in the country.
Parent Power, The Sunday Times Schools Guide 2022 rated St Josephโs RC Primary School as the best primary school in the North East. The school, which is set to join Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust (BCCET) early next year, has been placed at the top of the table of the regionโs 10 best primaries.
Another one of the Trustโs schools has also been recognised in the 29th edition of The Sunday Times guide as one of Britainโs highest achieving secondary schools in the state sector. St Anthonyโs Girlsโ Catholic Academy was ranked the 10th best secondary school in the North East.
Brendan Tapping, CEO at BCCET, said:
โItโ a credit to the wonderful staff and students at both St Josephโs and St Anthonyโs to be named in such a prestigious, highly regarded school guide.
โBoth schools, like all of the schools within our Trust, provide welcoming, diverse and nurturing environments for our children where learning, kindness and excellence are championed with Christ in our hearts.
โWe always strive to be the best versions of ourselves we can be, and we teach children why itโs important to aim for this across all aspects of life.
โThe 2022 Parent Power recognition demonstrates how child-centred we are as a Trust with each of our schools putting their interests first, encouraging them to fulfil their potential throughout their education journey.
โA special mention must go to St Josephโs which has been named not just one of the leading primary schools in England, but the best primary in the North East.
โHuge congratulations to the entire school community at St Josephโs who have all played a pivotal part in their ongoing success.โ
The Parent Power school guide ranked all of the secondary schools based on their examination results from the year 2017 to 2019. Primary school rankings were based on the average outcomes achieved by schools in Standard Assessment Tests (SATs) in the year 2017 through to 2019. The guide did not take into account teacher-assessed grades in the last two academic years.
