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John F Kennedy Primary School

3–11Ages
412Pupils
PrimaryPhase
144223URN

Station Road, Columbia, Washington, NE38 7AR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jan 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

0.3 above Sunderland median (1.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Sunderland

61 applications for 33 places · 18th of 73 in Sunderland

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

65%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 13 January 2026Published 8 March 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Needs attention
Achievement			Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
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

13 January 2026
Report card · 5 Expected standard, 2 Needs attention
15 September 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains 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

1.9applications per place, Reception

0.3 above Sunderland median (1.5) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

61 applications · 33 places offered · 33 named it first

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

More applications per place than the Sunderland median in 10 of 10 years.

This school
Sunderland median

Dashed bars: as John F Kennedy Primary School (URN 108825), 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	33	61	1.9	33	1.00
Sep 2025	58	99	1.7	56	0.97
Sep 2024	42	71	1.7	40	0.95
Sep 2023	45	81	1.8	45	1.00
Sep 2022	46	81	1.8	46	1.00
Sep 2021	59	94	1.6	60	1.02
Sep 2020	51	115	2.3	47	0.92
Sep 2019	47	109	2.3	43	0.91
Sep 2018	45	104	2.3	44	0.98
Sep 2017	44	105	2.4	44	1.00
Sep 2016 *	52	123	2.4	46	0.88
Sep 2015 *	42	83	2.0	39	0.93
Sep 2014 *	61	134	2.2	68	1.11

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 69% · Writing 69% · Maths 74% → all three 65% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard65%42nd of 73 in Sunderland

Sunderland 68% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard69%

Sunderland 78% England 78%

Higher standard39%

Sunderland 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard69%

Sunderland 76% England 75%

Greater depth24%

Sunderland 16% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard74%

Sunderland 81% England 77%

Higher standard37%

Sunderland 25% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (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	65%	18%	107	107
2023/24	73%	25%	107	105
2022/23	54%	10%	106	103

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

John F Kennedy Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

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

Good2023

1.3applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Biddick Primary School
0.7 km · Sunderland

Standards maintained2024

2.1applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Washington
0.7 km · Sunderland

Good2023

2.3applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Wessington Primary School
0.8 km · Sunderland

Remains Good2023

1.4applications per place 23%met the SATs standard
Fatfield Academy
1.6 km · Sunderland

Remains Good2024

1.9applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Albany Village Primary School
1.8 km · Sunderland

Remains Good2023

1.5applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Lambton Primary School
1.9 km · Sunderland

Remains Good2024

1.6applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
St John Boste Catholic Primary School, Washington
2.0 km · Sunderland

Outstanding2024

2.0applications per place 77%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 144223 · 394/2170
Trust: Oak Learning Trust
Capacity: 441 pupils · 412 on roll
Free school meals: 27.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 April 2017
Replaced: John F Kennedy Primary School (URN 108825)
Address: Station Road, Columbia, Washington, NE38 7AR
Local authority: Sunderland

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