Community school · Sunderland

Albany Village Primary School

3–11Ages
214Pupils
PrimaryPhase
131036URN

Crossgill, Albany, Washington, NE37 1UA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodNov 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Feb 2023

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

43 applications for 28 places · 37th of 73 in Sunderland

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

57%met the expected standard

Sunderland 68% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodNov 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Feb 2023

Inspection history

8 February 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
14 November 2017
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

1.5applications per place, Reception

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

43 applications · 28 places offered · 28 named it first

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

2026 1.5; Sunderland median median 1.5
2025 2.2; Sunderland median median 1.6
2024 2.0; Sunderland median median 1.6
2023 2.0; Sunderland median median 1.5
2022 1.8; Sunderland median median 1.6
2021 2.4; Sunderland median median 1.6
2020 2.8; Sunderland median median 2.1
2019 2.9; Sunderland median median 2.0
2018 3.5; Sunderland median median 2.0
2017 3.0; Sunderland median median 2.0
2016 2.7; Sunderland median median 2.1
2015 2.0; Sunderland median median 1.9
2014 2.5; 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	28	43	1.5	28	1.00
Sep 2025	19	41	2.2	19	1.00
Sep 2024	23	45	2.0	21	0.91
Sep 2023	28	57	2.0	24	0.86
Sep 2022	28	49	1.8	28	1.00
Sep 2021	15	36	2.4	14	0.93
Sep 2020	30	85	2.8	32	1.07
Sep 2019	27	79	2.9	25	0.93
Sep 2018	23	81	3.5	23	1.00
Sep 2017	23	68	3.0	23	1.00
Sep 2016	30	81	2.7	33	1.10
Sep 2015	30	59	2.0	30	1.00
Sep 2014	27	67	2.5	28	1.04

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 68% · Writing 75% · Maths 68% → all three 57% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard57%57th of 73 in Sunderland

Sunderland 68% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard68%

Sunderland 78% England 78%

Higher standard18%

Sunderland 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard75%

Sunderland 76% England 75%

Greater depth21%

Sunderland 16% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard68%

Sunderland 81% England 77%

Higher standard25%

Sunderland 25% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	57%	14%	103	104
2023/24	55%	7%	106	104
2022/23	48%	3%	102	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

Albany Village Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

1.5applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
George Washington Primary School
1.0 km · Sunderland

Standards maintained2025

1.8applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Blackfell Primary School
1.1 km · Sunderland

2026

1.5applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Washington
1.1 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
St John Boste Catholic Primary School, Washington
1.1 km · Sunderland

Outstanding2024

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

Good2022

1.6applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Usworth Colliery Primary School
1.5 km · Sunderland

Standards maintained2025

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

Good2024

1.9applications per place 80%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: 131036 · 394/2182
Capacity: 210 pupils · 214 on roll
Free school meals: 48.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 1996
Address: Crossgill, Albany, Washington, NE37 1UA
Local authority: Sunderland

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