Farringdon Community Academy | School performance

70%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

50%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

44.6

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

29%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

534.9

EBacc APS · 2024/25

675

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

33%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

70%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

50%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

44.6

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

29%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

534.9

EBacc APS · 2024/25

675

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

33%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

70%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

50%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

44.6

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

29%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

534.9

EBacc APS · 2024/25

675

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

33%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Requires improvement

Ofsted inspection · 10/01/2023

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authoritySunderland

PhaseSecondary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio20.9:1

Admissions—

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Farringdon Community Academy · Secondary · Sunderland

Part ofNORTHERN EDUCATION TRUST

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2022/23

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths

70%

-3pp

73%71%70%

'24'25

'25 · 70%

GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths

50%

-7pp

57%54%50%

'24'25

'25 · 50%

Attainment 8

44.6

-1.3

45.945.244.6

'24'25

'25 · 44.6

EBacc entry

29%

+9pp

29%24%20%

'24'25

'25 · 29%

EBacc APS

534.9

-35.7

570.6552.8534.9

'24'25

'25 · 534.9

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

675

Pupil : teacher ratio

20.9

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

FSM eligible

45%

SEN

22%

Overall absence

12%

Persistent absence

33%

Contact

Address

Allendale Road, Sunderland, SR3 3EL

Local authority

Sunderland

Website

https://fca.northerneducationtrust.org/

Telephone

01919171500

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

Year	GCSE 9–4	GCSE 5+	Attainment 8	Progress 8	EBacc entry	EBacc APS	EBacc lang entry	Cohort
2024/25	70%	50%	44.6	Not applicable	29%	534.9	29%	675
2023/24	73%	57%	45.9	-0.04	20%	570.6	20%	675
2022/23	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	New school

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	675	19.3	22%	2%	45%	12%	33%
2023/24	675	16.5	23%	2%	42%	12%	38%
2022/23	—	—	—	—	—	14%	42%