Plains Farm Academy
Tudor Grove, Sunderland, SR3 1SU
164 pupils · 68% of 240 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- INSPIRE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- Free school meals
- 41.8%
Ofsted
Standards maintained (2024) — Ungraded inspection — “Standards maintained” (no overall grade issued)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 4 December 2024, published 15 January 2025. 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 | 65% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 9% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 19 | 19 | 23 | 19 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 16 | 16 | 19 | 16 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 21 | 21 | 26 | 21 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 19 | 17 | 22 | 18 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 21 | 20 | 22 | 20 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 18 | 16 | 20 | 18 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 28 | 27 | 43 | 28 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 20 | 19 | 35 | 20 |
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
- Richard Avenue Primary School 0.9 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Barnes Junior School 1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Barnes Infant Academy 1 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland 1.1 km · Improved significantly (2024)
- Thorney Close Primary School 1.3 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Broadway Junior School 1.4 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · 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.