Blackfell Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 23 2021 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
- 108833
- Address
- Knoulberry, Blackfell, Knoulberry Washington, NE37 1HA
- Website
- www.blackfell.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 147 (72% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 44.9%
- Girls
- 55.1%
- First language not English
- 3.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 32.7%
- Persistent absence
- 11.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 19.0%
White British 92.5%
Mixed 2%
Other White 1.4%
Indian 1.4%
Bangladeshi 1.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.7%
Chinese 0.7%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage0.6
WritingAverage2.1
MathsAverage0.3
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 60%
Local authority average 65%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 3%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 105
Local authority average 106
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 103
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Blackfell Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 15
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 15
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 5
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 15
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 19.4 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 16 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 22 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 1 1 0 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 1 0 1 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 5 2 3 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 4 2 2 |
| Reception, Full-time | 19 5 14 |
| Year 1 | 13 6 7 |
| Year 2 | 16 8 8 |
| Year 3 | 16 11 5 |
| Year 4 | 23 8 15 |
| Year 5 | 29 15 14 |
| Year 6 | 20 8 12 |