# Harry Watts Academy

Harry 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.

Special school. Code E147841. [Sunderland](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland)

- Phase: Special
- Type: Free schools special
- Ages: 5 to 16
- Pupils: 187
- Council: Sunderland
- URN: 147841

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Outstanding (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
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 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

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

- [Northern Saints Church of England Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/northern-saints-church-of-england-academy-e149524): 680 m. Primary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Hylton Red House Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hylton-red-house-nursery-school-e108748): 800 m. Nursery. Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met
- [St John Bosco Catholic Primary School, Town End Farm, Sunderland](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-john-bosco-catholic-primary-school-town-end-farm-sunderland-e148782): 930 m. Primary. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade. 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Red House Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/red-house-academy-e135878): 1.1 km. Secondary. Standards maintained, March 2025. Attainment 8 of 49.8 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Trinity Academy New Bridge](https://openindex.co.uk/school/trinity-academy-new-bridge-e146640): 1.2 km. Special. Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade
- [Castle View Enterprise Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/castle-view-enterprise-academy-e135818): 1.2 km. Secondary. Good (overall), June 2023. Attainment 8 of 43.1 (2025/26, provisional)

## 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/147841)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/147841)

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