Blackfell Primary School

State-Funded School

blackfell-primary-school-sunderland-north-east

North EastRegion

SunderlandLocal Authority

Washington and Gateshead SouthConstituency

NE37 1HAPostcode

3.4

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Blackfell Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Sunderland, North East.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 142 pupils.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 3 Feb 2026 · published 26 Apr 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Early years
Needs attention
Leadership and governance
Expected standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 60%
Higher standard: 3%
Reading score: 105
Maths score: 103

Ethnicity

White

94%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Pupils

142

Total Pupils

47%Boys

53%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

37%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 142
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 23 November 2021. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
5 Apr 2012	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.