Academy sponsor led · Sunderland

Oxclose Primary Academy

4–11Ages
183Pupils
PrimaryPhase
140684URN

Brancepeth Road, Oxclose, Washington, NE38 0LA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

close to Sunderland median (1.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Sunderland

45 applications for 28 places · 32nd of 73 in Sunderland

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

52%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 · 5 April 2022Ofsted'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

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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

1.6applications per place, Reception

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

45 applications · 28 places offered · 30 named it first

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

2026 1.6; Sunderland median median 1.5
2025 1.5; Sunderland median median 1.6
2024 1.5; Sunderland median median 1.6
2023 1.4; Sunderland median median 1.5
2022 1.6; Sunderland median median 1.6
2021 1.8; Sunderland median median 1.6
2020 3.5; Sunderland median median 2.1
2019 3.2; Sunderland median median 2.0
2018 3.2; Sunderland median median 2.0
2017 2.6; Sunderland median median 2.0
2016 2.4; Sunderland median median 2.1
2015 2.2; Sunderland median median 1.9
2014 2.6; Sunderland median median 1.8; as the previous school

This school
Sunderland median

Dashed bars: as Oxclose Village Primary School (URN 131035), the previous school.

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	45	1.6	30	1.07
Sep 2025	29	44	1.5	31	1.07
Sep 2024	29	44	1.5	29	1.00
Sep 2023	29	41	1.4	28	0.97
Sep 2022	25	40	1.6	25	1.00
Sep 2021	24	44	1.8	23	0.96
Sep 2020	27	95	3.5	26	0.96
Sep 2019	22	70	3.2	22	1.00
Sep 2018	29	92	3.2	34	1.17
Sep 2017	25	65	2.6	25	1.00
Sep 2016	28	68	2.4	25	0.89
Sep 2015	29	65	2.2	35	1.21
Sep 2014 *	19	50	2.6	18	0.95

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 63% · Writing 70% · Maths 63% → all three 52% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard52%64th of 73 in Sunderland

Sunderland 68% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard63%

Sunderland 78% England 78%

Higher standard33%

Sunderland 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard70%

Sunderland 76% England 75%

Greater depth15%

Sunderland 16% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard63%

Sunderland 81% England 77%

Higher standard22%

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	52%	11%	105	104
2023/24	47%	0%	104	103
2022/23	62%	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

Oxclose Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Good2022

1.6applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
St John Boste Catholic Primary School, Washington
0.2 km · Sunderland

Outstanding2024

2.0applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Holley Park Academy
0.6 km · Sunderland

Remains Good2024

1.6applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Blackfell Primary School
0.7 km · Sunderland

2026

1.5applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Lambton Primary School
0.8 km · Sunderland

Remains Good2024

1.6applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Wessington Primary School
1.2 km · Sunderland

Remains Good2023

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

Standards maintained2024

2.1applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Albany Village Primary School
1.3 km · Sunderland

Remains Good2023

1.5applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Washington
1.6 km · Sunderland

Good2023

2.3applications per place 72%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: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 140684 · 394/2007
Trust: The Laidlaw Schools Trust
Capacity: 210 pupils · 183 on roll
Free school meals: 56.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Opened: 1 April 2014
Replaced: Oxclose Village Primary School (URN 131035)
Address: Brancepeth Road, Oxclose, Washington, NE38 0LA
Local authority: Sunderland

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