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Plains Farm Academy

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

personMiss Lesley Cassidy

corporate_fareINSPIRE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

location_onSunderland, SR3 1SU

language Visit Website phone 1915203109

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2019

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Students

190

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Expected Standard

65%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Plains Farm Academy is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Sunderland, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 48% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Plains Farm Academy is an academy sponsor led in Sunderland, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of INSPIRE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 176 pupils on roll, of whom 48% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 65% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 9% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #36 of 73 primaries in Sunderland and #4,571 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2019. 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 20.1:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.3 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

65%

LA 63%

Reading74% LA 73%

Writing70% LA 72%

Maths65% LA 74%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

68%

LA 63%England 61%

Reading75% LA 74% · Eng 74%

Writing71% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths71% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

59%

LA 60%England 60%

Reading69% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing69% LA 73% · Eng 71%

Maths69% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.7

Read

LA -0.4

-5.0 to -0.4

-2.0

Write

LA 0.3

-4.2 to 0.2

-3.3

Maths

LA -0.4

-5.5 to -1.2

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

52%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading60% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing76% LA 79% · Eng 78%

Maths64% LA 78% · Eng 79%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.4

Read

LA 0.4

-2.1 to 2.9

1.5

Write

LA 1.2

-0.7 to 3.8

-1.8

Maths

LA 0.5

-4.0 to 0.3

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

47%

LA 65%

Reading60% LA 75%

Writing70% LA 79%

Maths53% LA 75%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.1

Read

LA 1.1

-0.1 to 4.3

0.4

Write

LA 1.2

-1.7 to 2.5

-0.2

Maths

LA 1.0

-2.1 to 1.7

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

03 December 2024

Inspection Report

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08 May 2019

Inspection Report

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24 March 2015

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2019-05-08

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2015-03-24

Academy First Section 5 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2012-05-22

None EIF

Inadequate

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Inadequate

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

0.6%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.6%(1 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 176 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.6%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	176	1	0.6%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	172	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	192	1	0.5%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	188	4	2.1%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	183	5	2.7%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	203	1	0.5%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	190	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	179	2	1.1%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	202	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	192	3	1.6%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	180	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	197	1	0.5%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	198	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	195	4	2.1%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	195	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	195	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	192	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	204	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	199	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	195	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	213	2	0.9%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	218	5	2.3%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	209	2	1.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	225	3	1.3%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	222	4	1.8%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	217	3	1.4%	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 15 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 13 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 7 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 7 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 2 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils