Albany Village Primary School

About Albany Village Primary School

Albany Village Primary School in Sunderland sits in the bottom half of local primaries, ranking 66th out of 81 schools in the local authority. Its headline KS2 metric — the percentage of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — stands at 55%, which is 12 percentage points below the Sunderland average of 67%. That gap is significant and places the school in the bottom 50 nationally by this measure. However, the picture is more nuanced when you look at individual subjects. In reading, 79% of pupils hit the expected standard and 34% reached the higher standard, both solid figures. Maths tells a similar story, with 76% at expected and 21% at higher. The real drag comes from writing, where only 10% reached the higher standard, and the combined measure pulls the overall score down. So while the headline figure looks weak, the school is performing reasonably well in reading and maths, with writing being the clear area for improvement.

The school’s most recent Ofsted inspection, an ungraded visit in February 2023, confirmed it remains Good, a rating it has held since at least its previous graded inspection in November 2017. The inspection team judged early years provision, leadership and management, and overall effectiveness all as Good. The school has a high proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals at 49.7%, well above the national average, which provides important context for its academic outcomes. Progress scores for reading, writing and maths are not available in the data, so it is difficult to say how much value the school adds relative to pupils’ starting points. The school’s capacity is 210, and it currently has 209 pupils on roll, so it is essentially full. With 19 places available for the 2025/26 reception intake, the school received 41 total applications and 19 first-preference applications, making it oversubscribed by a ratio of 2.16 to one.

The school offers a nursery provision for children aged three and above, and its facilities include a library, playing fields, sports hall, ICT suite and a chapel. Sports provision is broad, with cross country, gymnastics, football, dance, athletics, rounders and netball on offer, and clubs range from eco club and gardening to film club, science club, book club and coding. The SEND register covers a wide range of needs, including specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, speech and language needs, autistic spectrum disorder, social and emotional mental health needs, and physical disability. This suggests the school is well set up to support children with additional needs. For families considering Albany Village, the key takeaway is that it is a popular, full school with a strong SEND offer and decent individual subject results, but the combined KS2 score is below the local average. If writing outcomes matter to you, it is worth asking the school directly about their approach.

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