Blackfell Primary School | School performance

80%

RWM expected · 2024/25

15%

RWM higher · 2024/25

147

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

11%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

80%

RWM expected · 2024/25

15%

RWM higher · 2024/25

147

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

11%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

80%

RWM expected · 2024/25

15%

RWM higher · 2024/25

147

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

11%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 24/11/2021

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authoritySunderland

PhasePrimary

School typeMaintained school

Pupil : teacher ratio16.3:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Blackfell Primary School · Primary · Sunderland

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard

80%

+20pp

81%71%60%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 80%

RWM higher standard

15%

+12pp

18%11%3%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 15%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

95%

Reading higher standard

40%

Writing expected standard

90%

Writing higher standard

20%

Maths expected standard

85%

Maths higher standard

30%

Science expected standard

95%

SPAG expected standard

90%

SPAG higher standard

35%

Reading scaled score

108.0

Maths scaled score

106.0

GPS scaled score

107.0

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

147

Pupil : teacher ratio

16.3

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

FSM eligible

35%

SEN

20%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

11%

Contact

Address

Knoulberry, Blackfell, Washington, NE37 1HA

Local authority

Sunderland

Website

www.blackfell.co.uk

Telephone

01919171665

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	80%	15%	95%	40%	90%	20%	85%	30%	95%	90%	108.0	106.0	107.0	—	—	—	20%	147
2023/24	60%	3%	73%	17%	73%	10%	67%	3%	83%	67%	105.0	103.0	103.0	—	—	—	22%	169
2022/23	70%	13%	80%	37%	87%	17%	80%	27%	90%	83%	106.0	104.0	104.0	+0.60	+2.10	+0.30	18%	180
2018/19	75%	18%	75%	29%	93%	29%	93%	46%	86%	89%	105.0	107.0	107.0	+0.30	+2.50	+1.90	14%	215
2017/18	81%	6%	84%	48%	90%	19%	94%	29%	94%	90%	108.0	107.0	110.0	+2.80	+1.00	+2.00	15%	210
2016/17	77%	10%	80%	33%	87%	17%	93%	20%	77%	83%	106.0	107.0	107.0	+1.70	+1.00	+2.10	14%	217

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	147	19.2	20%	3%	35%	5%	11%
2023/24	169	15.3	22%	4%	33%	6%	18%
2022/23	180	20.1	18%	3%	32%	6%	15%
2021/22	194	18.9	16%	3%	37%	6%	20%
2020/21	194	19.0	15%	3%	34%	—	—
2018/19	215	16.9	14%	3%	28%	4%	8%
2017/18	210	22.4	15%	2%	24%	4%	6%
2016/17	217	20.8	14%	2%	26%	3%	4%