Plains Farm Academy

State-Funded School

plains-farm-academy-sunderland-north-east

North EastRegion

SunderlandLocal Authority

Sunderland CentralConstituency

SR3 1SUPostcode

6.0

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Plains Farm 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 164 pupils. Plains Farm Academy is part of Inspire Multi Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 68%
Higher standard: 7%
Reading score: 104
Maths score: 103

Ethnicity

White

87%

Asian

<1%

Black

Mixed

<1%

Any other group

Pupils

164

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

40%

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: 164
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: Inspire Multi Academy Trust

Inspection history

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

Standards maintained

Ungraded inspection on 4 December 2024. 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
27 Apr 2015	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.