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Farringdon Community Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Allendale Road, Sunderland SR3 3EL · fca.northerneducationtrust.org · 0191 917 1500
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jun 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 44.6
- average Attainment 8 score. Sunderland 43.3, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 712
- 68% of 1,050 places
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- Sixth form
- No
- Free school meals
- 42.6%
- First language not English
- 1.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 202 families put the school first and 207 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 207 | 202 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 161 | 150 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 138 | 137 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 125 | 107 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 134 | 116 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 44.6, and 50% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Sunderland it was 43.3, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●44.6 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲50.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲69.9% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼28.7% | 40.5% | ||
| ●3.93 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 139852)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 12.1 | +9.4 |
| Further education | 66 | −8.3 |
| Apprenticeship | 5.7 | +0.3 |
| Employment | 2.1 | −1.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 9.2 | −3 |
| Activity not captured | 5 | +3 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Farringdon Community Academy on 9 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: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 9 Jun 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Jan 2023
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 139852), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Jan 2023Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 139852)
- Jan 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
Apr 2019Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 139852)
Nov 2016Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 139852)
Sept 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 139852)