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Fatfield Academy

Primary

Sunderland · Washington · NE38 8RB www.fatfieldacademy.co.uk

Pupils
228
cap. 240
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
74%
RWM expected · 2024/25
22%
RWM higher · 2024/25
228
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
74%
RWM expected · 2024/25
22%
RWM higher · 2024/25
228
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 05/06/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySunderland
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio25.0:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Fatfield Academy · Primary · Sunderland

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
74%
-8pp
82%76%69%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 74%
RWM higher standard
22%
+4pp
22%13%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 22%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
85%
Reading higher standard
63%
Writing expected standard
78%
Writing higher standard
22%
Maths expected standard
85%
Maths higher standard
59%
Science expected standard
85%
SPAG expected standard
93%
SPAG higher standard
63%
Reading scaled score
109.0
Maths scaled score
108.0
GPS scaled score
110.0

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
228
Pupil : teacher ratio
25.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
3%
FSM eligible
20%
SEN
22%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
8%

Contact

Address
Southcroft, Fatfield, Washington, NE38 8RB
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
2024/2574%22%85%63%78%22%85%59%85%93%109.0108.0110.022%228
2023/2482%18%95%41%82%27%95%41%86%86%108.0109.0107.018%212
2022/2370%7%83%23%73%13%87%37%80%73%105.0107.0104.0+1.70+0.60+4.4019%214
2018/1969%13%72%25%84%31%94%25%88%88%104.0107.0108.0-0.80+1.00+1.4013%226
2017/1874%3%84%16%90%23%84%13%87%71%105.0104.0105.0+0.40+1.50+0.10220
2016/1757%0%63%10%87%20%80%7%87%87%100.0103.0105.0-4.10+0.10-2.0014%220

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
2024/2522822.822%3%20%5%8%
2023/2421222.518%2%17%5%14%
2022/2321420.619%2%19%6%16%
2021/2221018.518%1%22%6%16%
2020/2123024.415%1%19%
2018/1922624.613%2%22%3%5%
2017/1823.44%6%
2016/1722020.814%1%28%4%7%

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