Fulwell Junior School

State-Funded School

fulwell-junior-school-sunderland-north-east

North EastRegion

SunderlandLocal Authority

Sunderland CentralConstituency

SR6 9EEPostcode

9.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Fulwell Junior School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 7–11, located in Sunderland, North East.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 350 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 72%
Higher standard: 7%
Reading score: 107
Maths score: 104

Ethnicity

White

94%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Pupils

350

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

11%

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: 7 – 11
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 350
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
9 May 2022	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding
30 Nov 2006	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

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.