Community school · Sunderland

Barmston Village Primary School

2–11Ages
206Pupils
PrimaryPhase
108835URN

Barmston Centre, Washington, NE38 8JA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.3per place

0.2 below Sunderland median (1.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Sunderland

22 applications for 17 places · 58th of 73 in Sunderland

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

60%met the expected standard

Sunderland 68% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 8 November 2023Ofsted'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

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

1.3applications per place, Reception

0.2 below Sunderland median (1.5) 0.9 below England median (2.2)

22 applications · 17 places offered · 17 named it first

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

2026 1.3; Sunderland median median 1.5
2025 1.3; Sunderland median median 1.6
2024 1.2; Sunderland median median 1.6
2023 1.5; Sunderland median median 1.5
2022 1.1; Sunderland median median 1.6
2021 1.1; Sunderland median median 1.6
2020 1.7; Sunderland median median 2.1
2019 1.5; Sunderland median median 2.0
2018 1.8; Sunderland median median 2.0
2017 1.5; Sunderland median median 2.0
2016 1.6; Sunderland median median 2.1
2015 1.9; Sunderland median median 1.9
2014 1.6; Sunderland median median 1.8

More applications per place than the Sunderland median in 0 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	17	22	1.3	17	1.00
Sep 2025	21	28	1.3	21	1.00
Sep 2024	26	30	1.2	26	1.00
Sep 2023	18	27	1.5	18	1.00
Sep 2022	30	34	1.1	30	1.00
Sep 2021	24	27	1.1	24	1.00
Sep 2020	30	50	1.7	34	1.13
Sep 2019	28	41	1.5	28	1.00
Sep 2018	19	34	1.8	19	1.00
Sep 2017	27	40	1.5	27	1.00
Sep 2016	25	41	1.6	24	0.96
Sep 2015	18	35	1.9	17	0.94
Sep 2014	30	47	1.6	30	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 80% · Writing 68% · Maths 64% → all three 60% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard60%52nd of 73 in Sunderland

Sunderland 68% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard80%

Sunderland 78% England 78%

Higher standard12%

Sunderland 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard68%

Sunderland 76% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Sunderland 16% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard64%

Sunderland 81% England 77%

Higher standard8%

Sunderland 25% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (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	60%	0%	104	102
2023/24	70%	0%	105	103
2022/23	53%	0%	104	101

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

Barmston Village Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.3applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
John F Kennedy Primary School
0.5 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
Wessington Primary School
1.1 km · Sunderland

Remains Good2023

1.4applications per place 23%met the SATs standard
Biddick Primary School
1.1 km · Sunderland

Standards maintained2024

2.1applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Marlborough Primary School
1.6 km · Sunderland

Graded · no overall grade2025

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

Standards maintained2025

1.4applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Albany Village Primary School
1.8 km · Sunderland

Remains Good2023

1.5applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Fatfield Academy
2.0 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: 108835 · 394/2181
Capacity: 210 pupils · 206 on roll
Free school meals: 64.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Barmston Centre, Washington, NE38 8JA
Local authority: Sunderland

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