Sunderland
Farringdon Community Academy
GCSE results 2026: every Sunderland school ranked · how England did
Close to home and non-selective, but attainment sits below the national average and the last inspection asked for improvement.
What the data says
Published data, read plainly. It tells you what to check next; it does not guarantee a place or replace your local authority’s admissions guidance.
Attainment 8 of 46.2 is close to the national average of around 46.
- 46.2
- Attainment 8
- 58%
- 5+ Eng & Maths
- 2025/2026
- Academic year
Progress is close to average or statistically uncertain because the confidence interval crosses zero. This does not necessarily mean the school adds or detracts from pupil progress.
- -0.04
- Progress 8
- [-0.28, 0.20]
- Confidence interval
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Starting school in September 2027
- Secondary (Year 7): apply by 31 October 2026; offers on 1 March 2027.
National dates for England. You apply through the council where you live, even for a school in another council.
Applications and offers
National offer day figures that councils report to the Department for Education. These are counts only: they do not show how far away the last child offered a place lived.
Year 7 entry
| Year of entry | Places offered | Put it first | First choices offered | Applications (any preference) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 207 | 202 | 202 (100%) | 267 |
| September 2025 | 161 | 150 | 150 (100%) | 226 |
| September 2024 | 138 | 137 | 137 (100%) | 213 |
| September 2023 | 125 | 107 | 107 (100%) | 186 |
| September 2022 | 134 | 116 | 116 (100%) | 180 |
Source: Department for Education: Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, school-level data, published 18 June 2026. “–” means the figure was not published. The council’s own allocation figures are the official record: check Sunderland’s admissions page for cut-off distances, the admission rules and this year’s dates.
Performance over time
Attainment 8 over time
Progress 8 over time(not available 2024/25 or 2025/26)
Historical results
| Year | Pupils | Att8 | P8 | 5+ E&M | 7+ E&M | EBacc % | EBacc APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/2026 (provisional) | 95 | 46.2 | — | 57.9% | 14.7% | — | — |
| 2024/2025 | 136 | 44.6 | — | 50.0% | — | 28.7% | 3.9 |
| 2023/2024 | 141 | 45.9 | -0.04 | 57.4% | — | 19.9% | 4.0 |
| 2022/2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
EBacc figures stop at 2024/2025: the DfE no longer publishes them from 2025/2026.
Nearby and similar schools
Other secondary schools in Sunderland for local comparison.
School information
| URN | 150268 |
| Local authority | Sunderland |
| Region | North East |
| Phase | Secondary |
| Type | Academy converter |
| Gender of entry | Mixed |
| Age range | 11-16 |
| Headteacher | Jordan Bedford |
| Trust | NORTHERN EDUCATION TRUST |
| Admissions | — |
| Religious character | Does not apply |
| Postcode | SR3 3EL |
| Pupils | 675 |
| FSM eligible | 44.6% |
Contact and identifiers
Allendale Road, Sunderland, SR3 3EL
https://fca.northerneducationtrust.org/1919171500| DfE number | 4006 |
| UKPRN | 10093630 |
| Opened | 1 Sept 2023 |
| GIAS updated | 25 Mar 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 25 Mar 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | 2025/2026 |
| Latest KS2 year | — |
| Ofsted published | 8 Mar 2023 |
Latest Ofsted inspection
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding | Effective |
| Inspection type | Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 3 |
| Category of concern | — |
| Inspection date | 10 Jan 2023 |
| Publication date | 8 Mar 2023 |