# Richard Avenue Primary School

Richard Avenue Primary School is a primary school in Sunderland, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 445 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E108819. [Sunderland](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Community school
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 445
- Council: Sunderland
- URN: 108819

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, September 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 21 September 2023
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, 64% of pupils at Richard Avenue Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 66% in Sunderland and 62% in England.
8% 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 | 64% | 66% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 8% | 11% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103 | 105 | 105 |

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.
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.

- [Barbara Priestman Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/barbara-priestman-academy-e138530): 320 m. Special. School remains Good, March 2024
- [St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-catholic-primary-school-sunderland-e148781): 320 m. Primary. Improved significantly, December 2024. 95% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [City of Sunderland College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/city-of-sunderland-college-e131347): 530 m. Sixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Barnes Infant Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/barnes-infant-academy-e141045): 560 m. Primary. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met
- [Consilium Evolve](https://openindex.co.uk/school/consilium-evolve-e148127): 600 m. Pupil referral and alternative provision. School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, September 2023
- [Barnes Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/barnes-junior-school-e108755): 620 m. Primary. School remains Good, June 2023. 38% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## 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/108819)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/108819)

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