Community school · Sunderland

Wessington Primary School

2–11Ages
218Pupils
PrimaryPhase
134532URN

Lanercost, Washington, NE38 7PY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodNov 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Nov 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.4per place

close to Sunderland median (1.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Sunderland

29 applications for 21 places · 49th of 73 in Sunderland

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

23%met the expected standard

Sunderland 68% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodNov 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Nov 2023

Inspection history

29 November 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
26 November 2013
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

1.4applications per place, Reception

close to Sunderland median (1.5) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

29 applications · 21 places offered · 21 named it first

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

2026 1.4; Sunderland median median 1.5
2025 1.6; Sunderland median median 1.6
2024 1.9; Sunderland median median 1.6
2023 1.4; Sunderland median median 1.5
2022 1.3; Sunderland median median 1.6
2021 1.8; Sunderland median median 1.6
2020 2.2; Sunderland median median 2.1
2019 2.4; Sunderland median median 2.0
2018 2.0; Sunderland median median 2.0
2017 2.0; Sunderland median median 2.0
2016 2.1; Sunderland median median 2.1
2015 1.8; Sunderland median median 1.9
2014 2.4; 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	21	29	1.4	21	1.00
Sep 2025	17	27	1.6	17	1.00
Sep 2024	21	40	1.9	20	0.95
Sep 2023	24	34	1.4	23	0.96
Sep 2022	27	36	1.3	28	1.04
Sep 2021	29	52	1.8	31	1.07
Sep 2020	30	66	2.2	35	1.17
Sep 2019	30	73	2.4	41	1.37
Sep 2018	29	58	2.0	30	1.03
Sep 2017	25	51	2.0	25	1.00
Sep 2016	30	64	2.1	38	1.27
Sep 2015	29	52	1.8	29	1.00
Sep 2014	19	45	2.4	19	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 47% · Writing 50% · Maths 40% → all three 23% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard23%71st of 73 in Sunderland

Sunderland 68% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard47%

Sunderland 78% England 78%

Higher standard13%

Sunderland 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard50%

Sunderland 76% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Sunderland 16% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard40%

Sunderland 81% England 77%

Higher standard3%

Sunderland 25% England 24%

Average scaled score 100 (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	23%	0%	102	100
2023/24	52%	4%	107	104
2022/23	59%	3%	105	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

Wessington Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

1.4applications per place 23%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Washington
0.4 km · Sunderland

Good2023

2.3applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Biddick Primary School
0.5 km · Sunderland

Standards maintained2024

2.1applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
John F Kennedy Primary School
0.8 km · Sunderland

2026

1.9applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Barmston Village Primary School
1.1 km · Sunderland

Good2023

1.3applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Albany Village Primary School
1.1 km · Sunderland

Remains Good2023

1.5applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
St John Boste Catholic Primary School, Washington
1.2 km · Sunderland

Outstanding2024

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

Good2022

1.6applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Lambton Primary School
1.4 km · Sunderland

Remains Good2024

1.6applications per place 38%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: 134532 · 394/3332
Capacity: 312 pupils · 218 on roll
Free school meals: 45.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2004
Address: Lanercost, Washington, NE38 7PY
Local authority: Sunderland

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