Farringdon Academy

State-Funded School

farringdon-academy-sunderland-north-east

North EastRegion

SunderlandLocal Authority

Houghton and Sunderland SouthConstituency

SR3 3DJPostcode

2.4

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Farringdon Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Sunderland, North East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 384 pupils. Farringdon Academy is part of Inspire Multi Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 62%
Higher standard: 0%
Reading score: 103
Maths score: 101

Ethnicity

White

91%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

384

Total Pupils

55%Boys

45%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

44%

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: Most deprived
Total pupils: 384
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: Inspire Multi Academy Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
5 May 2022	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
11 Jun 2018	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

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.