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Barnwell Academy

Primary

Sunderland · Houghton le Spring · DH4 7RT www.barnwellacademy.co.uk/

Pupils
317
cap. 210
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
63%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
317
Pupils · 2024/25
0%
EAL · 2024/25
7%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
63%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
317
Pupils · 2024/25
0%
EAL · 2024/25
7%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 20/06/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySunderland
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio31.0:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Barnwell Academy · Primary · Sunderland

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
63%
-24pp
87%75%63%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 63%
RWM higher standard
6%
-11pp
17%12%6%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 6%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
75%
Reading higher standard
19%
Writing expected standard
72%
Writing higher standard
13%
Maths expected standard
81%
Maths higher standard
16%
Science expected standard
81%
SPAG expected standard
81%
SPAG higher standard
31%
Reading scaled score
103.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
GPS scaled score
105.0

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
317
Pupil : teacher ratio
31.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
0%
FSM eligible
22%
SEN
15%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
7%

Contact

Address
Whitefield Estate, Penshaw, Houghton le Spring, DH4 7RT
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
2024/2563%6%75%19%72%13%81%16%81%81%103.0104.0105.015%317
2023/2487%17%87%48%87%22%87%35%87%91%108.0107.0110.017%271
2022/2376%17%86%41%83%28%86%41%86%90%107.0107.0108.0+2.10+2.70+2.8016%282
2018/1974%15%85%33%85%30%85%37%93%93%107.0107.0110.0+0.00+0.10+0.1015%285
2017/1871%16%87%35%84%29%84%32%87%94%107.0106.0111.0+1.50+1.30+1.4014%295
2016/1783%17%90%27%87%37%83%37%90%90%106.0108.0108.0+1.70+2.50+1.6013%283

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
2024/2531729.915%0%22%4%7%
2023/2427125.017%0%22%4%9%
2022/2328228.716%0%26%4%8%
2021/2228128.514%1%27%6%13%
2020/2126428.314%1%22%
2018/1928526.915%2%22%4%6%
2017/1829527.414%2%21%4%8%
2016/1728325.713%3%25%4%7%

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