Farringdon Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Mar 2 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
377 (84% of total capacity)
Boys
51.7%
Girls
48.3%
First language not English
1.6%
Free school meals (FSM)
43.5%
Persistent absence
30.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
14.6%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 92.6%
African 3.4%
Mixed 1.1%
Other 0.8%
Other White 0.5%
Other Asian 0.5%
Irish 0.3%
Indian 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

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 49%
Local authority average 65%
England average 61%

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

School 2%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 103
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 101
Local authority average 104
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Farringdon Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
32
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
32
2nd preference
8
3rd preference
0
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
32
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
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 classes23.8
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher21.2
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher27.5
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
8
5
3
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
12
8
4
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
18
9
9
Reception, Full-time
38
20
18
Year 1
47
19
28
Year 2
42
30
12
Year 3
60
31
29
Year 4
59
33
26
Year 5
38
17
21
Year 6
55
23
32
Year 2023-2024

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