Harry Watts Academy
Special schoolHarry Watts Academy is a special school in Sunderland, for pupils aged 5 to 16. It had 187 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Outstanding (overall), July 2023
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 13 July 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Outstanding
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 0% of pupils at Harry Watts Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 66% in Sunderland and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Sunderland | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 66% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 11% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | Does not apply to this school | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | Does not apply to this school | 105 | 105 |
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Sunderland | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | Does not apply to this school | 43.6 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | Does not apply to this school | 44.7% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | Does not apply to this school | 63.6% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 28 | – | – |
- Harry Watts Academy teaches pupils with needs that most schools' pupils do not have, often in very small year groups, so its results are not a fair comparison with mainstream schools. They are not shown on the map.
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- 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
In a straight line- Northern Saints Church of England AcademyPrimary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)680 m
- Hylton Red House Nursery SchoolNursery. Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met800 m
- St John Bosco Catholic Primary School, Town End Farm, SunderlandPrimary. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade. 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)930 m
- Red House AcademySecondary. Standards maintained, March 2025. Attainment 8 of 49.8 (2025/26, provisional)1.1 km
- Trinity Academy New BridgeSpecial. Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade1.2 km
- Castle View Enterprise AcademySecondary. Good (overall), June 2023. Attainment 8 of 43.1 (2025/26, provisional)1.2 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Sunderland
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).