Farringdon Community Academy
Allendale Road, Sunderland, SR3 3EL
712 pupils · 68% of 1,050 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- NORTHERN EDUCATION TRUST
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- Free school meals
- 42.6%
Ofsted
Requires improvement (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
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 10 January 2023, published 8 March 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 44.6 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 50% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 69.9% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 28.7% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“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 — 0.98 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 207 | 202 | 267 | 207 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 161 | 150 | 226 | 159 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 138 | 137 | 213 | 138 |
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
- Sandhill View Academy 1.7 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2025)
- Venerable Bede Church of England Academy 2.5 km · No overall grade (2025)
- St Aidan's Catholic Academy 3.4 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Thornhill Academy 3.5 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Southmoor Academy 3.8 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy 3.9 km · Good (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.