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Fulwell Junior School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 7–11 · Community school
Sea Road, Fulwell, Sunderland SR6 9EE · fulwelljunior.co.uk · 0191 549 3333
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jun 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 78%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Sunderland 66%, England 62%
- Pupils
- 350
- 97% of 360 places
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- Free school meals
- 11.1%
- First language not English
- 2.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
Results
In 2024/25, 78% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 17% the higher standard. Across Sunderland it was 66%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲78% | 62% | ||
| ▲17% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Fulwell Junior School on 2 June 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard
- Achievement: Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard
- Personal development and well-being: Exceptional
- Leadership and governance: Strong standard
- Inspected
- 2 Jun 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Exceptional |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Mar 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Mar 2022Outstanding
Quality of education Outstanding Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Nov 2006Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding
What parents said
88% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (68 replies, to 2 January 2023).
- Recommend
- 88%
- Replies
- 68
- 19% · 2 Jan 2023
based on the 76% who raised concerns
based on the 18% who had a child bullied
based on 12 parents (18%) with SEND