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EnglandNorth EastSunderlandNE38 9EZRickleton Primary School
Primary

Rickleton Primary School

Primary

Sunderland · Washington · NE38 9EZ www.rickletonprimary.co.uk

Pupils
453
cap. 480
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
89%
RWM expected · 2024/25
18%
RWM higher · 2024/25
453
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
4%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
89%
RWM expected · 2024/25
18%
RWM higher · 2024/25
453
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
4%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 21/03/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySunderland
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio25.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Rickleton Primary School · Primary · Sunderland

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
89%
+5pp
89%78%67%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 89%
RWM higher standard
18%
-2pp
20%14%8%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 18%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
96%
Reading higher standard
67%
Writing expected standard
93%
Writing higher standard
33%
Maths expected standard
96%
Maths higher standard
33%
Science expected standard
96%
SPAG expected standard
91%
SPAG higher standard
40%
Reading scaled score
111.0
Maths scaled score
107.0
GPS scaled score
109.0

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
453
Pupil : teacher ratio
25.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
3%
FSM eligible
11%
SEN
14%
Overall absence
3%
Persistent absence
4%

Contact

Address
Vigo Lane, Rickleton, Washington, NE38 9EZ
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
2024/2589%18%96%67%93%33%96%33%96%91%111.0107.0109.014%453
2023/2484%20%96%50%86%27%96%41%91%98%110.0108.0112.014%423
2022/2367%10%71%34%86%31%88%22%88%86%105.0106.0108.0-0.90+2.30+0.2014%437
2018/1973%17%80%27%85%37%88%33%88%88%105.0106.0109.0-0.60+1.80+0.309%462
2017/1872%8%82%23%88%27%80%22%92%78%106.0104.0106.0+0.00+1.90-0.609%465
2016/1771%12%79%47%88%14%83%36%90%84%107.0107.0106.0+1.60+0.00+1.309%465

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
2024/2545325.114%3%11%3%4%
2023/2442322.114%3%12%5%10%
2022/2343723.614%4%12%4%6%
2021/2243923.312%4%11%6%12%
2020/2144921.611%4%11%
2018/1946225.59%4%12%3%5%
2017/1846523.99%4%15%4%6%
2016/1746520.79%4%14%4%5%

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