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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 5 June 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 4 May 2016Graded inspection: Good · as Fatfield Primary School, URN 108810
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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 entry56 applications · 30 places offered · 31 named it first
- 2026 1.9; Sunderland median median 1.5
- 2025 1.8; Sunderland median median 1.6
- 2024 1.7; Sunderland median median 1.6
- 2023 1.9; Sunderland median median 1.5
- 2022 1.6; Sunderland median median 1.6
- 2021 1.6; Sunderland median median 1.6
- 2020 1.9; Sunderland median median 2.1
- 2019 2.1; Sunderland median median 2.0
- 2018 1.9; Sunderland median median 2.0
- 2017 1.8; Sunderland median median 2.0
- 2016 2.1; Sunderland median median 2.1; as the previous school
- 2015 1.9; Sunderland median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2014 1.8; Sunderland median median 1.8; as the previous school
- This school
- Sunderland median
Dashed bars: as Fatfield Primary School (URN 108810), 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 | 30 | 56 | 1.9 | 31 | 1.03 |
| Sep 2025 | 30 | 54 | 1.8 | 22 | 0.73 |
| Sep 2024 | 26 | 44 | 1.7 | 25 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2023 | 26 | 48 | 1.9 | 24 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2022 | 30 | 49 | 1.6 | 30 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2021 | 27 | 42 | 1.6 | 26 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2020 | 20 | 37 | 1.9 | 20 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2019 | 30 | 64 | 2.1 | 30 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2018 | 30 | 57 | 1.9 | 29 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2017 | 21 | 38 | 1.8 | 21 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2016 * | 22 | 47 | 2.1 | 20 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2015 * | 18 | 35 | 1.9 | 17 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2014 * | 30 | 55 | 1.8 | 29 | 0.97 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 85% · Writing 78% · Maths 85% → all three 74% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- Sunderland median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 74% | 22% | 109 | 108 |
| 2023/24 | 82% | 18% | 108 | 109 |
| 2022/23 | 70% | 7% | 105 | 107 |
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
- Fatfield AcademyThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20241.9applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
- 1.4 km · SunderlandStandards maintained20242.1applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
- 1.6 km · Sunderland20261.9applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
- 1.6 km · SunderlandRemains Good20241.6applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
- 1.8 km · SunderlandRemains Good20241.7applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
- 1.8 km · SunderlandRemains Good20231.4applications per place 23%met the SATs standard
- 1.9 km · SunderlandGraded · no overall grade20251.3applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
- 2.0 km · SunderlandGood20231.3applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
- 2.0 km · SunderlandOutstanding20232.7applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 142997 · 394/2144
- Capacity
- 240 pupils · 233 on roll
- Free school meals
- 14.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 July 2016
- Replaced
- Fatfield Primary School (URN 108810)
- Address
- Southcroft, Fatfield, Washington, NE38 8RB
- Local authority
- Sunderland
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources