Rickleton Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Mar 21 2024 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

Pupils

Number of Pupils
423 (92% of total capacity)
Boys
52.2%
Girls
47.8%
First language not English
3.3%
Free school meals (FSM)
9.9%
Persistent absence
6.1%
Special education needs (SEN)
13.0%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 91.3%
Indian 3.1%
Mixed 1.4%
Other White 1.2%
Pakistani 0.7%
Other Asian 0.7%
African 0.7%
Unclassified 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-0.9
WritingAbove average2.3
MathsAverage0.2
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 67%
Local authority average 65%
England average 61%

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

School 10%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 106
Local authority average 104
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Rickleton Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
60
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
59
2nd preference
16
3rd preference
14
From another Local Authority
15
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
57
2nd preference
3
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
8
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes28.4
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher24.4
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher27.1
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
6
1
5
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
10
5
5
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
8
7
1
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
34
12
22
Reception, Full-time
41
23
18
Year 1
50
29
21
Year 2
57
28
29
Year 3
48
29
19
Year 4
58
26
32
Year 5
56
26
30
Year 6
55
35
20
Year 2023-2024

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