Benedict Biscop Church of England Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Outstanding Oct 8 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Church of England
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- Unique reference
- 137831
- Address
- Marcross Drive, Moorside, SR3 2RE
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 318 (82% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 46.2%
- Girls
- 53.8%
- First language not English
- 1.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 7.9%
- Persistent absence
- 4.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.6%
White British 93.4%
Mixed 2.1%
African 1.6%
Other White 0.9%
Indian 0.9%
Other Asian 0.3%
Other Black 0.3%
Other 0.3%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-1.9
WritingAbove average2.2
MathsAverage-1.1
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 90%
Local authority average 65%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 23%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 109
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
Benedict Biscop Church of England Academy
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 45
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 58
- 2nd preference
- 28
- 3rd preference
- 10
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 45
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.8 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 30 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 27 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 8 1 7 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 37 19 18 |
| Reception, Full-time | 45 18 27 |
| Year 1 | 45 24 21 |
| Year 2 | 45 20 25 |
| Year 3 | 45 19 26 |
| Year 4 | 32 18 14 |
| Year 5 | 31 16 15 |
| Year 6 | 30 12 18 |