# Farringdon Community Academy

Farringdon Community Academy is a secondary school in Sunderland, for pupils aged 11 to 16.

It had 712 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Secondary school. Code E150268. [Sunderland](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 11 to 16
- Pupils: 712
- Council: Sunderland
- URN: 150268

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection: Report card, 9 June 2026
- Safeguarding: Met
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard
- Early years: Not applicable
- Post-16 provision: Not applicable
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Farringdon Community Academy was 46.2, against 43.6 in Sunderland and 46.2 in England.
57.9% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).

### End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs): 2025/26, provisional

| Measure | This school | Sunderland | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | 46.2 | 43.6 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 57.9% | 44.7% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 75.8% | 63.6% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 95 | – | – |

The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Farringdon Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/farringdon-academy-e139103): 460 m. Primary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [East Herrington Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/east-herrington-primary-academy-e138331): 720 m. Primary. Good (overall), October 2022. 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Hasting Hill Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hasting-hill-academy-e138976): 950 m. Primary. Good (overall), December 2023. 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Benedict Biscop Church of England Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/benedict-biscop-church-of-england-academy-e137831): 960 m. Primary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade. 97% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Thorney Close Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thorney-close-primary-school-e108828): 1.2 km. Primary. Good (overall), September 2023. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Portland Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/portland-academy-e138526): 1.4 km. Special. Improved significantly, February 2025

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/150268)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/150268)

## How to cite

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