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Richard Avenue Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMiss Claire McKinney

location_onSunderland, SR4 7LQ

language Visit Website phone 1915007990

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2018

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Students

427

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Expected Standard

64%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Richard Avenue Primary School is a Community school primary school in Sunderland, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 50% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Richard Avenue Primary School is a community school in Sunderland, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 470 pupils on roll, of whom 20% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 64% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 8% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #48 of 73 primaries in Sunderland and #6,928 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2018. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.0:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.6 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

64%

LA 63%

Reading69% LA 73%

Writing70% LA 72%

Maths74% LA 74%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

56%

LA 63%England 61%

Reading75% LA 74% · Eng 74%

Writing69% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths73% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

58%

LA 60%England 60%

Reading68% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing69% LA 73% · Eng 71%

Maths75% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.5

Read

LA -0.4

-1.2 to 2.1

0.9

Write

LA 0.3

-0.7 to 2.5

1.3

Maths

LA -0.4

-0.3 to 2.8

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

62%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading68% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing75% LA 79% · Eng 78%

Maths75% LA 78% · Eng 79%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.6

Read

LA 0.4

-2.3 to 1.0

1.8

Write

LA 1.2

0.3 to 3.4

-0.2

Maths

LA 0.5

-1.7 to 1.2

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

59%

LA 65%

Reading76% LA 75%

Writing78% LA 79%

Maths76% LA 75%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.9

Read

LA 1.1

-0.6 to 2.4

1.4

Write

LA 1.2

-0.1 to 2.9

0.9

Maths

LA 1.0

-0.5 to 2.3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

20 September 2023

Inspection Report

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10 May 2018

Inspection Report

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15 October 2014

Inspection Report

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15 January 2013

Inspection Report

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20 January 2010

Inspection Report

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06 February 2007

Inspection Report

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21 January 2002

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2018-05-10

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2014-10-15

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2010-01-20

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

1.1%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.9%(4 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 470 pupils. During this period, there were 5 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.1%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	470	5	1.1%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	462	1	0.2%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	464	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	457	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	441	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	428	1	0.2%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	427	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	410	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	432	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	412	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	406	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	432	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	420	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	403	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	440	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	440	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	422	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	436	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	421	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	410	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	455	6	1.3%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	436	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	430	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	465	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	461	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	446	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 44 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 16 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 15 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 7 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 2 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils