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EnglandNorth EastSunderlandSR3 1SUPlains Farm Academy
Primary

Plains Farm Academy

Primary

Sunderland · Sunderland · SR3 1SU www.plainsfarmacademy.co.uk

Pupils
176
cap. 240
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
65%
RWM expected · 2024/25
9%
RWM higher · 2024/25
176
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
22%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
65%
RWM expected · 2024/25
9%
RWM higher · 2024/25
176
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
22%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 08/05/2019

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySunderland
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio20.1:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Plains Farm Academy · Primary · Sunderland

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
65%
-3pp
68%58%47%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 65%
RWM higher standard
9%
+2pp
9%5%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 9%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
74%
Reading higher standard
22%
Writing expected standard
70%
Writing higher standard
13%
Maths expected standard
65%
Maths higher standard
30%
Science expected standard
70%
SPAG expected standard
65%
SPAG higher standard
22%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
GPS scaled score
104.0

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
176
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
4%
FSM eligible
48%
SEN
28%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
22%

Contact

Address
Tudor Grove, Sunderland, SR3 1SU
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%9%74%22%70%13%65%30%70%65%105.0104.0104.028%176
2023/2468%7%75%18%71%7%71%18%71%75%104.0103.0104.024%188
2022/2359%7%69%10%69%10%69%7%69%62%101.0100.0100.0-2.70-2.00-3.3018%190
2018/1952%0%60%12%76%12%64%0%84%72%102.0100.0102.0+0.40+1.50-1.8014%199
2017/1847%0%60%17%70%0%53%7%73%73%102.099.0103.0+2.10+0.40-0.2019%218
2016/1760%3%63%33%73%7%67%7%80%73%105.0102.0105.0+4.40+0.80+0.4014%222

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
2024/2517624.828%4%48%6%22%
2023/2418821.124%2%48%8%26%
2022/2319020.218%4%51%8%26%
2021/2219218.517%3%50%8%26%
2020/2119826.116%2%50%
2018/1919921.914%2%48%5%13%
2017/1821824.819%0%55%6%17%
2016/1722229.114%0%52%7%20%

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