John F Kennedy Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Sept 15 2021 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
144223
Address
Station Road, Columbia, NE38 7AR

Pupils

Number of Pupils
424 (94% of total capacity)
Boys
54.0%
Girls
46.0%
First language not English
2.8%
Free school meals (FSM)
23.1%
Persistent absence
15.9%
Special education needs (SEN)
22.6%
Pupil ethnicities
EthnicityPercentage
Chinese0.9%
African1.2%
Pakistani1.2%
Mixed2.4%
White British92.5%
Unclassified
0.7%
Other
0.5%
Irish
0.2%
Irish Traveller
0.2%
Other White
0.2%
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-0.7
WritingAverage-1.4
MathsBelow average-2.2
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

AreaPercentage
School
65%
Local authority average
66%
England average
62%

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

AreaPercentage
School
18%
Local authority average
11%
England average
8%

Average score in reading

AreaAverage score
School
107
Local authority average
106
England average
106

Average score in maths

AreaAverage score
School
107
Local authority average
105
England average
105
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

John F Kennedy Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
58
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
56
2nd preference
31
3rd preference
12
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
56
2nd preference
1
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 classes26
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher23.3
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher26.8
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
4
2
2
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
5
2
3
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
14
7
7
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
23
16
7
Reception, Full-time
40
24
16
Year 1
49
25
24
Year 2
54
28
26
Year 3
63
37
26
Year 4
57
24
33
Year 5
54
30
24
Year 6
61
34
27
Year 2024-2025

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