Community school · Sunderland

Marlborough Primary School

2–11Ages
150Pupils
PrimaryPhase
108822URN

Marlborough Road, Sulgrave Village, Washington, NE37 3BG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

close to Sunderland median (1.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Sunderland

25 applications for 15 places · 27th of 73 in Sunderland

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

20%met the expected standard

Sunderland 68% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 25 March 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision	Outstanding

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

1.7applications per place, Reception

close to Sunderland median (1.5) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

25 applications · 15 places offered · 15 named it first

2026 1.7; Sunderland median median 1.5
2025 1.5; Sunderland median median 1.6
2024 1.5; Sunderland median median 1.6
2023 1.1; Sunderland median median 1.5
2022 1.4; Sunderland median median 1.6
2021 1.5; Sunderland median median 1.6
2020 1.7; Sunderland median median 2.1
2019 1.5; Sunderland median median 2.0
2018 1.6; Sunderland median median 2.0
2017 2.2; Sunderland median median 2.0
2016 1.4; Sunderland median median 2.1
2015 2.9; Sunderland median median 1.9
2014 3.7; Sunderland median median 1.8

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	15	25	1.7	15	1.00
Sep 2025	13	19	1.5	13	1.00
Sep 2024	6	9	1.5	6	1.00
Sep 2023	23	26	1.1	22	0.96
Sep 2022	17	24	1.4	17	1.00
Sep 2021	11	16	1.5	11	1.00
Sep 2020	20	33	1.7	20	1.00
Sep 2019	18	27	1.5	18	1.00
Sep 2018	16	26	1.6	16	1.00
Sep 2017	20	44	2.2	20	1.00
Sep 2016	16	23	1.4	16	1.00
Sep 2015	7	20	2.9	7	1.00
Sep 2014	6	22	3.7	6	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 27% · Writing 67% · Maths 47% → all three 20% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard20%72nd of 73 in Sunderland

Sunderland 68% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard27%

Sunderland 78% England 78%

Higher standard7%

Sunderland 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 97 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard67%

Sunderland 76% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Sunderland 16% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard47%

Sunderland 81% England 77%

Higher standard7%

Sunderland 25% England 24%

Average scaled score 99 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Sunderland median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	20%	7%	97	99
2023/24	63%	11%	104	103
2022/23	48%	10%	101	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

Marlborough Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.7applications per place 20%met the SATs standard
Usworth Colliery Primary School
0.6 km · Sunderland

Standards maintained2025

1.4applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Washington
1.0 km · Sunderland

Good2024

1.9applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Barmston Village Primary School
1.6 km · Sunderland

Good2023

1.3applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Washington
1.7 km · Sunderland

Good2023

2.3applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
George Washington Primary School
1.8 km · Sunderland

Standards maintained2025

1.8applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Albany Village Primary School
1.9 km · Sunderland

Remains Good2023

1.5applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
John F Kennedy Primary School
2.0 km · Sunderland

2026

1.9applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Wessington Primary School
2.1 km · Sunderland

Remains Good2023

1.4applications per place 23%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: 108822 · 394/2167
Capacity: 210 pupils · 150 on roll
Free school meals: 67.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Marlborough Road, Sulgrave Village, Washington, NE37 3BG
Local authority: Sunderland

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