Community school · Sunderland

Lambton Primary School

3–11Ages
179Pupils
PrimaryPhase
108817URN

Caradoc Close, Lambton Village, Washington, NE38 0PL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodApr 2019

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jul 2024

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

close to Sunderland median (1.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Sunderland

32 applications for 20 places · 34th of 73 in Sunderland

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

38%met the expected standard

Sunderland 68% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodApr 2019

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jul 2024

Inspection history

11 July 2024
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
2 April 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

1.6applications per place, Reception

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

32 applications · 20 places offered · 20 named it first

2026 1.6; Sunderland median median 1.5
2025 1.9; Sunderland median median 1.6
2024 1.8; Sunderland median median 1.6
2023 1.8; Sunderland median median 1.5
2022 2.0; Sunderland median median 1.6
2021 2.0; Sunderland median median 1.6
2020 2.9; Sunderland median median 2.1
2019 2.5; Sunderland median median 2.0
2018 2.4; Sunderland median median 2.0
2017 3.3; Sunderland median median 2.0
2016 3.2; Sunderland median median 2.1
2015 2.7; Sunderland median median 1.9
2014 2.3; 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	20	32	1.6	20	1.00
Sep 2025	18	34	1.9	18	1.00
Sep 2024	17	31	1.8	17	1.00
Sep 2023	15	27	1.8	15	1.00
Sep 2022	22	44	2.0	22	1.00
Sep 2021	27	53	2.0	23	0.85
Sep 2020	30	87	2.9	29	0.97
Sep 2019	30	76	2.5	29	0.97
Sep 2018	28	68	2.4	26	0.93
Sep 2017	26	86	3.3	26	1.00
Sep 2016	29	92	3.2	43	1.48
Sep 2015	30	81	2.7	40	1.33
Sep 2014	28	63	2.3	30	1.07

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 63% · Writing 46% · Maths 58% → all three 38% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard38%69th of 73 in Sunderland

Sunderland 68% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard63%

Sunderland 78% England 78%

Higher standard29%

Sunderland 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard46%

Sunderland 76% England 75%

Greater depth4%

Sunderland 16% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard58%

Sunderland 81% England 77%

Higher standard21%

Sunderland 25% England 24%

Average scaled score 99 (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	38%	0%	103	99
2023/24	55%	0%	103	103
2022/23	50%	7%	104	102

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

Lambton Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2024

1.6applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Holley Park Academy
0.5 km · Sunderland

Remains Good2024

1.6applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Oxclose Primary Academy
0.8 km · Sunderland

Good2022

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

Outstanding2024

2.0applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Biddick Primary School
1.2 km · Sunderland

Standards maintained2024

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

Remains Good2023

1.4applications per place 23%met the SATs standard
Blackfell Primary School
1.5 km · Sunderland

2026

1.5applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Rickleton Primary School
1.6 km · Sunderland

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 89%met the SATs standard
Fatfield Academy
1.6 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

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School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 108817 · 394/2157
Capacity: 210 pupils · 179 on roll
Free school meals: 31.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Caradoc Close, Lambton Village, Washington, NE38 0PL
Local authority: Sunderland

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