Wessington Primary School

State-Funded School

wessington-primary-school-sunderland-north-east

North EastRegion

SunderlandLocal Authority

Washington and Gateshead SouthConstituency

NE38 7PYPostcode

3.2

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Wessington Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 2–11, located in Sunderland, North East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 218 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 52%
Higher standard: 4%
Reading score: 107
Maths score: 104

Ethnicity

White

97%

Asian

<1%

Black

<1%

Mixed

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

218

Total Pupils

47%Boys

53%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: 2 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 218
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)

Inspection history

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

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 29 November 2023. 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
17 Dec 2013	Outstanding	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.