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EnglandNorth EastSunderlandNE38 7HQBiddick Primary School
Primary

Biddick Primary School

Primary

Sunderland · Washington · NE38 7HQ www.biddickprimary.sunderland.sch.uk

Pupils
287
cap. 336
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
83%
RWM expected · 2024/25
15%
RWM higher · 2024/25
287
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
83%
RWM expected · 2024/25
15%
RWM higher · 2024/25
287
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Standards maintained

Ofsted inspection · 20/11/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySunderland
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio22.1:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Biddick Primary School · Primary · Sunderland

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
83%
+15pp
83%65%46%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 83%
RWM higher standard
15%
+7pp
15%8%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 15%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
88%
Reading higher standard
43%
Writing expected standard
85%
Writing higher standard
25%
Maths expected standard
93%
Maths higher standard
40%
Science expected standard
93%
SPAG expected standard
88%
SPAG higher standard
43%
Reading scaled score
108.0
Maths scaled score
107.0
GPS scaled score
108.0

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
287
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
14%
SEN
3%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
9%

Contact

Address
Kirkham, Biddick Village, Washington, NE38 7HQ
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
2024/2583%15%88%43%85%25%93%40%93%88%108.0107.0108.03%287
2023/2468%8%83%30%83%13%85%20%100%85%107.0106.0106.03%283
2022/2358%2%73%15%77%8%67%21%96%65%104.0103.0101.0-1.90-0.50-2.005%297
2018/1965%7%78%24%83%26%80%13%89%85%104.0103.0105.0+1.90+2.70-0.405%340
2017/1846%0%86%39%75%18%57%0%96%86%107.0100.0106.0+2.60-2.30-3.906%336
2016/1772%17%83%48%76%24%86%45%90%83%108.0107.0107.0+1.00-2.10+0.907%338

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
2024/2528723.23%2%14%5%9%
2023/2428323.03%2%8%5%10%
2022/2329719.45%3%6%5%12%
2021/2231520.86%3%9%5%9%
2020/2132424.99%2%11%
2018/1934021.85%1%11%4%5%
2017/1833623.26%1%11%4%7%
2016/1733821.47%1%12%4%11%

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