Harry Watts Academy

State-Funded School

harry-watts-academy-sunderland-north-east

North EastRegion

SunderlandLocal Authority

Washington and Gateshead SouthConstituency

SR5 5JAPostcode

9.4

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Harry Watts Academy is a state-funded special for pupils aged 5–16, located in Sunderland, North East.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 187 pupils. Harry Watts Academy is part of PROSPER LEARNING TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Ethnicity

White

89%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Pupils

187

Total Pupils

79%Boys

21%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

50%

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: Special
Age range: 5 – 16
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 187
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: PROSPER LEARNING TRUST

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
26 Sept 2023	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	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.