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Blackfell Primary School

Washington, NE37 1HA · Sunderland · primary school

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Ofsted report card · 2026 Lowest area: Needs attention Mixed Primary
5.9/10 Broadly average

35th of 73 primary schools in Sunderland we can score, 81 in total — the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.

Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still — 9.4/10 against 1,797 of them, against 8.6/10 nationally. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.

How this is worked out
MeasurePercentileWeightAdds
Expected standard (RWM) 2024/25 80.0 · 88 40% 3.51
Ofsted 8 35% 0.26
Higher standard (RWM) 2024/25 15.0 · 84 25% 2.09

Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.

Get to know the school

How it's doing. In 2024/25, 80.0% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths, compared to the national median of 64%. A further 15.0% reached the higher standard. Ofsted rated the school Good in February 2026. Narrow the comparison to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds and it does better still (9.4 out of 10 against similar schools, 8.6 out of 10 against all schools).

Beyond the classroom. Pupils join gardening and STEM challenge clubs, participate in arts and crafts, and visit Gibside National Trust. Both a breakfast club and an after-school club are available.

Getting in. The school has 142 pupils in a capacity of 246 places, leaving 104 spare places. This means the school has real spare room, so a place is likely and classes are smaller than it is built for.

Worth asking on a visit. How do the smaller class sizes influence individual support during lessons? What specific activities are included in the STEM challenges? How does the school structure the transition from the breakfast club into the morning routine?

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