Rickleton Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Outstanding Jun 17 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- Unique reference
- 108818
- Address
- Vigo Lane, Rickleton, NE38 9EZ
- Website
- www.rickletonprimary.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 453 (87% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.7%
- Girls
- 50.3%
- First language not English
- 2.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 9.3%
- Persistent absence
- 4.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.1%
White British 90.1%
Indian 3.1%
Mixed 2.8%
Other White 1.1%
Pakistani 0.9%
Other Asian 0.7%
African 0.4%
Irish 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-0.9
WritingAbove average2.3
MathsAverage0.2
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 84%
Local authority average 65%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 20%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 110
Local authority average 106
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 108
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Rickleton Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 60
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 87
- 2nd preference
- 18
- 3rd preference
- 16
- From another Local Authority
- 20
Offers
- 1st preference
- 60
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 11
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.5 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 25.4 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 3 2 1 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 11 4 7 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 19 6 13 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 43 18 25 |
| Reception, Full-time | 60 28 32 |
| Year 1 | 41 23 18 |
| Year 2 | 52 31 21 |
| Year 3 | 57 28 29 |
| Year 4 | 54 33 21 |
| Year 5 | 58 26 32 |
| Year 6 | 55 26 29 |