Farringdon Academy is a primary school located in Sunderland. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 10/05/2018. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.3%, which is 2.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Archer Road, Sunderland

School Information

Address: Archer Road, Sunderland, SR3 3DJ
Website: www.farringdonacademy.co.uk/
Telephone: 01915227673
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Sunderland
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Claire McDermott
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 139103

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 10/05/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 377
Number of Pupils: 409
Number of Boys: 213
Number of Girls: 196

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 20.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0.9 Confidence interval -0.9 to 2.7
Writing
Average: 1.2 Confidence interval -0.5 to 2.9
Maths
Average: -0.6 Confidence interval -2.2 to 1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:64%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:2%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Mill Hill Nursery School
Torphin Hill Drive , Doxford Park SR3 2PJ
3out of 4 1,971 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Pennywell Early Years Centre
Portsmouth Road , Pennywell SR4 9AX
4out of 4 2,912 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Farringdon Academy
Archer Road , Farringdon SR3 3DJ
2out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Hasting Hill Academy
Tilbury Road , Sunderland SR3 4LY
3out of 4 759 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Thorney Close Primary School
Torquay Road , SR3 4BB
3out of 4 780 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
East Herrington Primary Academy
Balmoral Terrace , East Herrington SR3 3PR
3out of 4 1,107 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Benedict Biscop Church of England Academy
Marcross Drive , Moorside SR3 2RE
4out of 4 1,541 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Farringdon Community Academy
Allendale Road , SR3 3EL
2out of 4 501 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Sandhill View Academy
Grindon Lane , Thorney Close SR3 4EN
2out of 4 1,347 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Venerable Bede Church of England Academy
Tunstall Bank , SR2 0SX
3out of 4 2,604 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Aidan's Catholic Academy
Willow Bank Road , Ashbrooke SR2 7HJ
3out of 4 3,263 yd Academy converter No Boys More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
City of Sunderland College
Bede Centre , Durham Road SR3 4AH
- not rated 2,203 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Christ's College
Pennywell Road , SR4 8PG
2out of 4 2,422 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Academy 360
Portsmouth Road , SR4 9BA
1out of 4 2,768 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Sunningdale School
Shaftoe Road , Springwell SR3 4HA
4out of 4 1,339 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
The Link School
Swindon Road , SR3 4EE
3out of 4 1,547 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Thornhill Park School
Portland Road , Plains Farm SR3 1SS
- not rated 1,755 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Portland Academy
Weymouth Road , Chapelgarth SR3 2NQ
2out of 4 1,957 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Barbara Priestman Academy
Meadowside , SR2 7QN
3out of 4 2,980 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.