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Farringdon Academy

3–11Ages
384Pupils
PrimaryPhase
139103URN

Archer Road, Farringdon, Sunderland, SR3 3DJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.1per place

0.4 below Sunderland median (1.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Sunderland

51 applications for 45 places · 72nd 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

Report card · inspected 9 June 2026Published 7 September 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			Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
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

9 June 2026
Report card · 6 Expected standard, 1 Needs attention
1 March 2022
Graded inspection: Good

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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

1.1applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Sunderland median (1.5) 1.1 below England median (2.2)

51 applications · 45 places offered · 35 named it first

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

2026 1.1; Sunderland median median 1.5
2025 1.1; Sunderland median median 1.6
2024 1.3; Sunderland median median 1.6
2023 1.1; Sunderland median median 1.5
2022 1.1; Sunderland median median 1.6
2021 1.3; Sunderland median median 1.6
2020 1.8; Sunderland median median 2.1
2019 1.6; Sunderland median median 2.0
2018 2.2; Sunderland median median 2.0
2017 2.0; Sunderland median median 2.0
2016 1.7; Sunderland median median 2.1
2015 1.7; Sunderland median median 1.9
2014 1.4; Sunderland median median 1.8

More applications per place than the Sunderland median in 1 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	45	51	1.1	35	0.78
Sep 2025	47	53	1.1	45	0.96
Sep 2024	32	40	1.3	32	1.00
Sep 2023	37	40	1.1	30	0.81
Sep 2022	42	47	1.1	40	0.95
Sep 2021	34	45	1.3	32	0.94
Sep 2020	51	90	1.8	51	1.00
Sep 2019	55	88	1.6	52	0.95
Sep 2018	37	80	2.2	33	0.89
Sep 2017	49	98	2.0	49	1.00
Sep 2016	43	75	1.7	37	0.86
Sep 2015	48	82	1.7	47	0.98
Sep 2014	47	67	1.4	45	0.96

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 69% · Writing 71% · Maths 74% → 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 standard69%

Sunderland 78% England 78%

Higher standard20%

Sunderland 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard71%

Sunderland 76% England 75%

Greater depth14%

Sunderland 16% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard74%

Sunderland 81% England 77%

Higher standard14%

Sunderland 25% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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%	3%	104	103
2023/24	62%	0%	103	101
2022/23	49%	2%	103	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

Farringdon AcademyThis school
This school

2026

1.1applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Hasting Hill Academy
0.7 km · Sunderland

Good2023

1.2applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Thorney Close Primary School
0.7 km · Sunderland

Good2023

1.4applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
East Herrington Primary Academy
1.0 km · Sunderland

Good2022

2.1applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Benedict Biscop Church of England Academy
1.4 km · Sunderland

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.6applications per place 97%met the SATs standard
Plains Farm Academy
1.6 km · Sunderland

Standards maintained2024

1.2applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland
1.7 km · Sunderland

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.8applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
New Silksworth Academy Infant
1.7 km · Sunderland

Remains Good · improving2024

1.4applications per place
New Silksworth Academy Junior
1.7 km · Sunderland

Remains Good2024

51%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 139103 · 394/2338
Trust: Inspire Multi Academy Trust
Capacity: 377 pupils · 384 on roll
Free school meals: 47.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 December 2012
Replaced: Farringdon Primary School (URN 133344)
Address: Archer Road, Farringdon, Sunderland, SR3 3DJ
Local authority: Sunderland

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources