Blackfell Primary School
Knoulberry, Washington, NE37 1HA
142 pupils · 58% of 246 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- Free school meals
- 39.6%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Needs attention |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 3 February 2026, published 26 April 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 80% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 15% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.93 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 15 | 14 | 22 | 14 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 15 | 15 | 24 | 15 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 20 | 20 | 25 | 20 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 14 | 14 | 18 | 14 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 19 | 19 | 28 | 19 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 15 | 15 | 28 | 15 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 19 | 19 | 47 | 19 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 30 | 36 | 58 | 30 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St John Boste Catholic Primary School, Washington 0.5 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- Oxclose Primary Academy 0.7 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Albany Village Primary School 1.1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Holley Park Academy 1.2 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Ravensworth Terrace Primary School 1.4 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Lambton Primary School 1.5 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.