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EnglandNorth EastSunderlandNE38 7PYWessington Primary School
Primary

Wessington Primary School

Primary

Sunderland · Washington · NE38 7PY www.wessingontprimary.org.uk

Pupils
244
cap. 312
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
23%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
244
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
23%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
244
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 29/11/2023

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

Overview of Wessington Primary School · Primary · Sunderland

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
23%
-29pp
81%52%23%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 23%
RWM higher standard
0%
-4pp
8%4%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
47%
Reading higher standard
13%
Writing expected standard
50%
Writing higher standard
0%
Maths expected standard
40%
Maths higher standard
3%
Science expected standard
60%
SPAG expected standard
43%
SPAG higher standard
3%
Reading scaled score
102.0
Maths scaled score
100.0
GPS scaled score
101.0

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
244
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
3%
FSM eligible
48%
SEN
20%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
19%

Contact

Address
Lanercost, Washington, NE38 7PY
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
2024/2523%0%47%13%50%0%40%3%60%43%102.0100.0101.020%244
2023/2452%4%70%48%65%4%65%13%70%74%107.0104.0105.023%236
2022/2359%3%79%31%66%10%83%7%83%72%105.0104.0102.0+3.00+1.50+2.3018%243
2018/1966%0%83%17%72%0%79%0%86%83%104.0102.0102.0+2.20-0.70-1.6021%289
2017/1881%8%92%15%81%19%81%15%88%85%106.0104.0104.0+1.90+1.40+0.8021%285
2016/1759%3%72%10%76%21%62%7%90%72%101.099.0103.0+1.30+1.60-2.1016%278

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
2024/2524421.420%3%48%6%19%
2023/2423620.323%4%47%7%23%
2022/2324321.218%3%48%7%25%
2021/2225522.220%3%46%8%27%
2020/2127121.820%4%35%
2018/1928922.621%4%49%5%13%
2017/1828524.021%5%49%5%12%
2016/1727823.116%4%52%5%8%

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