Community school · Sunderland

Biddick Primary School

3–11Ages
285Pupils
PrimaryPhase
108816URN

Kirkham, Biddick Village, Washington, NE38 7HQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodNov 2019

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Nov 2024

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

0.6 above Sunderland median (1.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Sunderland

50 applications for 24 places · 10th of 73 in Sunderland

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

83%met the expected standard

Sunderland 68% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodNov 2019

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Nov 2024

The graded inspection, 12 November 2019Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

20 November 2024
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
12 November 2019
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.1applications per place, Reception

0.6 above Sunderland median (1.5) close to England median (2.2)

50 applications · 24 places offered · 23 named it first

2026 2.1; Sunderland median median 1.5
2025 1.8; Sunderland median median 1.6
2024 2.0; Sunderland median median 1.6
2023 1.7; Sunderland median median 1.5
2022 1.9; Sunderland median median 1.6
2021 2.0; Sunderland median median 1.6
2020 2.4; Sunderland median median 2.1
2019 2.7; Sunderland median median 2.0
2018 2.3; Sunderland median median 2.0
2017 2.4; Sunderland median median 2.0
2016 2.8; Sunderland median median 2.1
2015 2.5; Sunderland median median 1.9
2014 2.7; Sunderland median median 1.8

More applications per place than the Sunderland median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Sunderland median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	24	50	2.1	23	0.96
Sep 2025	37	66	1.8	30	0.81
Sep 2024	29	57	2.0	28	0.97
Sep 2023	35	60	1.7	35	1.00
Sep 2022	34	65	1.9	32	0.94
Sep 2021	33	65	2.0	31	0.94
Sep 2020	44	105	2.4	42	0.95
Sep 2019	42	114	2.7	40	0.95
Sep 2018	38	87	2.3	36	0.95
Sep 2017	39	92	2.4	38	0.97
Sep 2016	45	128	2.8	53	1.18
Sep 2015	45	112	2.5	46	1.02
Sep 2014	41	110	2.7	39	0.95

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 88% · Writing 85% · Maths 93% → all three 83% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard83%10th of 73 in Sunderland

Sunderland 68% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard88%

Sunderland 78% England 78%

Higher standard43%

Sunderland 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard85%

Sunderland 76% England 75%

Greater depth25%

Sunderland 16% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard93%

Sunderland 81% England 77%

Higher standard40%

Sunderland 25% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

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Sunderland median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	83%	15%	108	107
2023/24	68%	8%	107	106
2022/23	58%	2%	104	103

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Biddick Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Standards maintained2024

2.1applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Wessington Primary School
0.5 km · Sunderland

Remains Good2023

1.4applications per place 23%met the SATs standard
John F Kennedy Primary School
0.7 km · Sunderland

2026

1.9applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Washington
0.8 km · Sunderland

Good2023

2.3applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Barmston Village Primary School
1.1 km · Sunderland

Good2023

1.3applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Lambton Primary School
1.2 km · Sunderland

Remains Good2024

1.6applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Oxclose Primary Academy
1.3 km · Sunderland

Good2022

1.6applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
St John Boste Catholic Primary School, Washington
1.3 km · Sunderland

Outstanding2024

2.0applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Fatfield Academy
1.4 km · Sunderland

Remains Good2024

1.9applications per place 74%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 108816 · 394/2153
Capacity: 336 pupils · 285 on roll
Free school meals: 16.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Kirkham, Biddick Village, Washington, NE38 7HQ
Local authority: Sunderland

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources