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EnglandNorth EastSunderlandSR4 7LQRichard Avenue Primary School
Primary

Richard Avenue Primary School

Primary

Sunderland · Sunderland · SR4 7LQ www.richardavenue.co.uk/

Pupils
470
cap. 420
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
64%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
470
Pupils · 2024/25
51%
EAL · 2024/25
21%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
64%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
470
Pupils · 2024/25
51%
EAL · 2024/25
21%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 21/09/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySunderland
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio20.0:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Richard Avenue Primary School · Primary · Sunderland

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
64%
+8pp
64%60%56%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 64%
RWM higher standard
8%
0pp
8%4%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 8%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
69%
Reading higher standard
23%
Writing expected standard
70%
Writing higher standard
16%
Maths expected standard
74%
Maths higher standard
16%
Science expected standard
79%
SPAG expected standard
80%
SPAG higher standard
30%
Reading scaled score
103.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
GPS scaled score
106.0

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
470
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
51%
FSM eligible
20%
SEN
19%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
21%

Contact

Address
Hurstwood Road, Sunderland, SR4 7LQ
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
2024/2564%8%69%23%70%16%74%16%79%80%103.0103.0106.019%470
2023/2456%8%75%17%69%22%73%25%80%88%104.0104.0108.019%457
2022/2358%5%68%29%69%14%75%25%78%80%104.0104.0106.0+0.50+0.90+1.3016%427
2018/1962%6%68%23%75%25%75%15%79%89%102.0104.0108.0-0.60+1.80-0.2015%421
2017/1859%0%76%24%78%15%76%14%80%83%104.0103.0108.0+0.90+1.40+0.9015%436
2016/1767%2%68%7%77%12%79%12%81%91%102.0104.0108.0-1.10+1.30+0.9013%461

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
2024/2547019.219%51%20%6%21%
2023/2445718.919%51%22%7%23%
2022/2342718.016%52%28%8%29%
2021/2241219.715%53%29%8%28%
2020/2142019.616%57%26%
2018/1942119.115%61%28%4%10%
2017/1843620.415%65%26%4%5%
2016/1746119.813%67%24%4%3%

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