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EnglandNorth EastSunderlandSR4 7QFBarnes Junior School
Primary

Barnes Junior School

Primary

Sunderland · Sunderland · SR4 7QF www.barnesjunior.co.uk/

Pupils
362
cap. 360
Ages
7 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
38%
RWM expected · 2024/25
1%
RWM higher · 2024/25
362
Pupils · 2024/25
20%
EAL · 2024/25
16%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
38%
RWM expected · 2024/25
1%
RWM higher · 2024/25
362
Pupils · 2024/25
20%
EAL · 2024/25
16%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 15/06/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySunderland
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio20.8:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Barnes Junior School · Primary · Sunderland

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
38%
-25pp
73%56%38%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 38%
RWM higher standard
1%
-3pp
10%6%1%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 1%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
60%
Reading higher standard
13%
Writing expected standard
51%
Writing higher standard
3%
Maths expected standard
47%
Maths higher standard
5%
Science expected standard
73%
SPAG expected standard
61%
SPAG higher standard
18%
Reading scaled score
101.0
Maths scaled score
99.0
GPS scaled score
102.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
362
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
20%
FSM eligible
30%
SEN
17%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
16%

Contact

Address
Mount Road, Sunderland, SR4 7QF
Local authority
Sunderland
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2538%1%60%13%51%3%47%5%73%61%101.099.0102.017%362
2023/2463%4%82%30%80%17%70%5%90%77%105.0102.0104.018%349
2022/2361%5%78%29%71%20%69%17%79%82%106.0104.0107.0-1.10-0.60-2.7016%342
2018/1962%10%73%33%81%23%80%19%88%77%105.0104.0106.0-1.70-1.40-3.2012%346
2017/1873%8%86%30%81%23%85%19%90%76%106.0104.0106.0+2.20+1.20+1.0012%343
2016/1768%15%85%41%76%38%72%23%84%82%107.0104.0107.0+1.30+0.10-1.7012%330

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2536221.217%20%30%6%16%
2023/2434919.518%18%29%6%20%
2022/2334220.916%18%26%6%18%
2021/2234119.517%15%23%6%11%
2020/2133420.217%15%23%
2018/1934620.912%16%20%4%11%
2017/1834319.312%18%20%4%7%
2016/1733019.312%18%21%4%7%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.