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Springwell Village Primary School

3–11Ages
207Pupils
PrimaryPhase
148780URN

Westfield Crescent, Springwell, Gateshead, NE9 7RX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.4per place

close to Sunderland median (1.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Sunderland

37 applications for 27 places · 52nd of 73 in Sunderland

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

66%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 · 7 February 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education	Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good
Early years provision		Requires improvement

Inspection history

7 February 2023
Graded inspection: Good
10 October 2019
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns) · as Springwell Village Primary School, URN 108800

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

1.4applications per place, Reception

close to Sunderland median (1.5) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

37 applications · 27 places offered · 26 named it first

2026 1.4; Sunderland median median 1.5
2025 1.2; Sunderland median median 1.6
2024 1.6; Sunderland median median 1.6
2023 1.5; Sunderland median median 1.5
2022 1.2; Sunderland median median 1.6
2021 1.4; Sunderland median median 1.6; as the previous school
2020 1.5; Sunderland median median 2.1; as the previous school
2019 1.7; Sunderland median median 2.0; as the previous school
2018 1.3; Sunderland median median 2.0; as the previous school
2017 1.3; Sunderland median median 2.0; as the previous school
2016 1.4; Sunderland median median 2.1; as the previous school
2015 1.3; Sunderland median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 1.3; Sunderland median median 1.8; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Sunderland median in 0 of 5 years.

This school
Sunderland median

Dashed bars: as Springwell Village Primary School (URN 108800), 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	27	37	1.4	26	0.96
Sep 2025	25	31	1.2	25	1.00
Sep 2024	19	31	1.6	19	1.00
Sep 2023	18	27	1.5	18	1.00
Sep 2022	21	25	1.2	21	1.00
Sep 2021 *	25	34	1.4	25	1.00
Sep 2020 *	25	38	1.5	25	1.00
Sep 2019 *	21	35	1.7	20	0.95
Sep 2018 *	30	40	1.3	29	0.97
Sep 2017 *	30	40	1.3	30	1.00
Sep 2016 *	30	41	1.4	29	0.97
Sep 2015 *	22	28	1.3	20	0.91
Sep 2014 *	23	30	1.3	22	0.96

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 83% · Writing 79% · Maths 72% → all three 66% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard66%41st of 73 in Sunderland

Sunderland 68% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard83%

Sunderland 78% England 78%

Higher standard52%

Sunderland 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard79%

Sunderland 76% England 75%

Greater depth34%

Sunderland 16% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard72%

Sunderland 81% England 77%

Higher standard28%

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	66%	17%	108	105
2023/24	67%	4%	106	103
2022/23	39%	7%	103	98

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

Springwell Village Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.4applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
George Washington Primary School
1.1 km · Sunderland

Standards maintained2025

1.8applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Fell Dyke Community Primary School
1.4 km · Gateshead

Good2022

1.6applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Albany Village Primary School
1.6 km · Sunderland

Remains Good2023

1.5applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Blackfell Primary School
1.7 km · Sunderland

2026

1.5applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
St Oswald's Catholic Primary, Wrekenton
1.7 km · Gateshead

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.9applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Roman Road Primary School
1.9 km · Gateshead

Good2023

1.9applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Birtley East Community Primary School
1.9 km · Gateshead

Standards maintained2024

2.2applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Washington
2.1 km · Sunderland

Good2024

1.9applications per place 80%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 converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 148780 · 394/2117
Trust: Oak Learning Trust
Capacity: 235 pupils · 207 on roll
Free school meals: 11.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 November 2021
Replaced: Springwell Village Primary School (URN 108800)
Address: Westfield Crescent, Springwell, Gateshead, NE9 7RX
Local authority: Sunderland

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