Farringdon Community Academy

State-Funded School

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North EastRegion

SunderlandLocal Authority

Houghton and Sunderland SouthConstituency

SR3 3ELPostcode

0.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Farringdon Community Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Sunderland, North East.

The school is rated Requires improvement by Ofsted. It currently serves 712 pupils. Farringdon Community Academy is part of NORTHERN EDUCATION TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Requires improvement

Behaviour &attitudes

Requires improvement

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 44.6
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 50%
EBacc average point score: 3.93

Ethnicity

White

91%

Asian

<1%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

712

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

43%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 712
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: NORTHERN EDUCATION TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
8 Mar 2023	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	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.