Academy converter · Sunderland

Redby Academy

3–11Ages
259Pupils
PrimaryPhase
137463URN

Fulwell Road, Sunderland, SR6 9QP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

0.5 above Sunderland median (1.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Sunderland

60 applications for 29 places · 11th of 73 in Sunderland

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

70%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 · 28 March 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

2.1applications per place, Reception

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

60 applications · 29 places offered · 29 named it first

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

2026 2.1; Sunderland median median 1.5
2025 2.7; Sunderland median median 1.6
2024 2.7; Sunderland median median 1.6
2023 1.9; Sunderland median median 1.5
2022 1.7; Sunderland median median 1.6
2021 1.6; Sunderland median median 1.6
2020 3.0; Sunderland median median 2.1
2019 2.4; Sunderland median median 2.0
2018 2.2; Sunderland median median 2.0
2017 2.3; Sunderland median median 2.0
2016 2.1; Sunderland median median 2.1
2015 1.9; Sunderland median median 1.9
2014 2.0; Sunderland median median 1.8

More applications per place than the Sunderland median in 12 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	29	60	2.1	29	1.00
Sep 2025	23	61	2.7	23	1.00
Sep 2024	17	45	2.7	15	0.88
Sep 2023	27	52	1.9	25	0.93
Sep 2022	39	67	1.7	38	0.97
Sep 2021	36	58	1.6	34	0.94
Sep 2020	30	91	3.0	21	0.70
Sep 2019	36	87	2.4	35	0.97
Sep 2018	41	92	2.2	39	0.95
Sep 2017	37	85	2.3	34	0.92
Sep 2016	42	87	2.1	39	0.93
Sep 2015	36	70	1.9	33	0.92
Sep 2014	49	96	2.0	47	0.96

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 83% · Writing 83% · Maths 76% → all three 70% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard70%31st of 73 in Sunderland

Sunderland 68% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard83%

Sunderland 78% England 78%

Higher standard37%

Sunderland 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard83%

Sunderland 76% England 75%

Greater depth20%

Sunderland 16% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard76%

Sunderland 81% England 77%

Higher standard26%

Sunderland 25% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

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Sunderland median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	70%	13%	107	105
2023/24	68%	7%	106	104
2022/23	63%	9%	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

Redby AcademyThis school
This school

Good2023

2.1applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
St Benet's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School
0.2 km · Sunderland

Remains Good2024

1.4applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Grange Park Primary School
0.6 km · Sunderland

Good2023

1.4applications per place 39%met the SATs standard
Dame Dorothy Primary School
0.9 km · Sunderland

Remains Good2022

1.2applications per place
Fulwell Junior School
1.1 km · Sunderland

2026

78%met the SATs standard
Fulwell Infant School Academy
1.1 km · Sunderland

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.4applications per place
Southwick Community Primary School
1.2 km · Sunderland

Good2022

1.2applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
Seaburn Dene Primary School
1.5 km · Sunderland

Good2023

2.8applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Hudson Road Primary School
2.1 km · Sunderland

Good2023

1.5applications per place 68%met the SATs standard

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Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
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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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 137463 · 394/2177
Trust: Tyne Coast Academy Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 259 on roll
Free school meals: 13.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2011
Replaced: Redby Primary School (URN 108831)
Address: Fulwell Road, Sunderland, SR6 9QP
Local authority: Sunderland

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