Fulwell Junior School

SunderlandCommunity school

Sea Road, Fulwell, Sunderland, SR6 9EE

Headteacher: Mr Peter SpeckSchool website ↗Pupils: 350 (capacity: 360)
Ofsted Outstanding
Inspected March 2022
78%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Outstanding
Inspected March 2022

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 9 March 2022Full report ↗

Outstanding

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Rated Outstanding across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
78.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
17.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 83%·Writing 87%·Maths 86%All three 78%
Reading
Expected83%
Exceeding52%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected87%
Exceeding24%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected86%
Exceeding31%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is not oversubscribed.
Supply meets demand.
How many places were offered?
0
How many families wanted this school first?
0
How many applied in total?
1

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
10.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
3.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
9.0%
Boys and girls
50%girls·50%boys
175 girls, 175 boys

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 83% (2017/18), currently 78%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1665.0%3.0%-1.0-0.1-1.2
2016/1768.0%6.0%-1.2-0.5-1.6
2017/1883.0%19.0%+2.5+1.8+1.4
2018/1980.0%21.0%-0.2+2.3+0.4
2022/2378.0%10.0%-1.4-0.6+0.9
2023/2472.0%7.0%---
2024/2578.0%17.0%---
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