Farringdon Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Mar 1 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
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
139103
Address
Archer Road, Farringdon, SR3 3DJ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
370 (81% of total capacity)
Boys
53.5%
Girls
46.5%
First language not English
2.4%
Free school meals (FSM)
41.1%
Persistent absence
22.5%
Special education needs (SEN)
14.1%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 88.6%
African 6.2%
Mixed 1.7%
Other White 0.8%
Other 0.8%
Other Asian 0.5%
Unclassified 0.5%
Irish 0.3%
Indian 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-1
WritingAverage-0.5
MathsBelow average-2.2
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 62%
Local authority average 65%
England average 62%

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

School 0%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 103
Local authority average 106
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 101
Local authority average 105
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Farringdon Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
47
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
45
2nd preference
4
3rd preference
4
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
45
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes23.6
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher20.4
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher26.1
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
6
4
2
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
22
13
9
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
18
8
10
Reception, Full-time
38
22
16
Year 1
40
22
18
Year 2
46
18
28
Year 3
43
30
13
Year 4
61
33
28
Year 5
61
34
27
Year 6
35
14
21
Year 2024-2025

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