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EnglandNorth EastSunderlandNE38 7ARJohn F Kennedy Primary School
Primary

John F Kennedy Primary School

Primary

Sunderland · Washington · NE38 7AR www.jfkprimary.co.uk

Pupils
424
cap. 441
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
65%
RWM expected · 2024/25
18%
RWM higher · 2024/25
424
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
17%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
65%
RWM expected · 2024/25
18%
RWM higher · 2024/25
424
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
17%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 15/09/2021

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySunderland
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio19.0:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of John F Kennedy Primary School · Primary · Sunderland

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18

RWM expected standard
65%
-8pp
81%68%54%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 65%
RWM higher standard
18%
-7pp
25%17%8%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 18%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
69%
Reading higher standard
39%
Writing expected standard
69%
Writing higher standard
24%
Maths expected standard
74%
Maths higher standard
37%
Science expected standard
73%
SPAG expected standard
76%
SPAG higher standard
32%
Reading scaled score
107.0
Maths scaled score
107.0
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
424
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
3%
FSM eligible
26%
SEN
30%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
17%

Contact

Address
Station Road, Columbia, Washington, NE38 7AR
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
2024/2565%18%69%39%69%24%74%37%73%76%107.0107.0107.030%424
2023/2473%25%81%38%77%33%77%31%81%79%107.0105.0108.026%439
2022/2354%10%69%33%62%15%67%20%66%64%106.0103.0103.0-0.70-1.40-2.2026%441
2018/1981%18%84%35%86%39%88%39%89%82%106.0106.0106.0+2.00+3.10+1.7014%417
2017/1875%8%87%38%85%27%85%25%87%83%106.0105.0106.0+1.50+1.70+1.40428

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
2024/2542417.930%3%26%6%17%
2023/2443920.726%3%27%7%21%
2022/2344118.826%2%26%7%22%
2021/2244921.823%2%26%8%24%
2020/2143524.619%1%23%
2018/1941723.714%2%25%5%12%
2017/1821.65%12%

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