Community school · Sunderland

Blackfell Primary School

3–11Ages
142Pupils
PrimaryPhase
108833URN

Knoulberry, Blackfell, Knoulberry Washington, Washington, NE37 1HA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Feb 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

close to Sunderland median (1.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Sunderland

22 applications for 15 places · 42nd of 73 in Sunderland

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

80%met the expected standard

Sunderland 68% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 3 February 2026Published 26 April 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement		Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years			Needs attention
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

3 February 2026
Report card · 6 Expected standard, 1 Needs attention
23 November 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains 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

1.5applications per place, Reception

close to Sunderland median (1.5) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

22 applications · 15 places offered · 14 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.5; Sunderland median median 1.5
2025 1.6; Sunderland median median 1.6
2024 1.3; Sunderland median median 1.6
2023 1.3; Sunderland median median 1.5
2022 1.5; Sunderland median median 1.6
2021 1.9; Sunderland median median 1.6
2020 2.5; Sunderland median median 2.1
2019 1.9; Sunderland median median 2.0
2018 2.5; Sunderland median median 2.0
2017 1.6; Sunderland median median 2.0
2016 1.8; Sunderland median median 2.1
2015 2.2; Sunderland median median 1.9
2014 2.7; 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	22	1.5	14	0.93
Sep 2025	15	24	1.6	15	1.00
Sep 2024	20	25	1.3	20	1.00
Sep 2023	14	18	1.3	14	1.00
Sep 2022	19	28	1.5	19	1.00
Sep 2021	15	28	1.9	15	1.00
Sep 2020	19	47	2.5	19	1.00
Sep 2019	30	58	1.9	36	1.20
Sep 2018	20	49	2.5	19	0.95
Sep 2017	26	41	1.6	26	1.00
Sep 2016	30	54	1.8	32	1.07
Sep 2015	22	48	2.2	21	0.95
Sep 2014	21	57	2.7	23	1.10

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 95% · Writing 90% · Maths 85% → all three 80% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard80%15th of 73 in Sunderland

Sunderland 68% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard95%

Sunderland 78% England 78%

Higher standard40%

Sunderland 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard90%

Sunderland 76% England 75%

Greater depth20%

Sunderland 16% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard85%

Sunderland 81% England 77%

Higher standard30%

Sunderland 25% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	80%	15%	108	106
2023/24	60%	3%	105	103
2022/23	70%	13%	106	104

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

Blackfell Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.5applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
St John Boste Catholic Primary School, Washington
0.5 km · Sunderland

Outstanding2024

2.0applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Oxclose Primary Academy
0.7 km · Sunderland

Good2022

1.6applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Albany Village Primary School
1.1 km · Sunderland

Remains Good2023

1.5applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Holley Park Academy
1.2 km · Sunderland

Remains Good2024

1.6applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Ravensworth Terrace Primary School
1.4 km · Gateshead

Good2024

2.2applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Lambton Primary School
1.5 km · Sunderland

Remains Good2024

1.6applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Wessington Primary School
1.5 km · Sunderland

Remains Good2023

1.4applications per place 23%met the SATs standard
Springwell Village Primary School
1.7 km · Sunderland

Good2023

1.4applications per place 66%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 108833 · 394/2179
Capacity: 246 pupils · 142 on roll
Free school meals: 39.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Knoulberry, Blackfell, Knoulberry Washington, Washington, NE37 1HA
Local authority: Sunderland

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