Barnes Junior SchoolRichard Avenue Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Sunderland.

Summary of the comparison

Barnes Junior School and Richard Avenue Primary School are primary schools in Sunderland.

  • Barnes Junior School scores 47 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Richard Avenue Primary School scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average). Richard Avenue Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Barnes Junior School was judged Good and Richard Avenue Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 38.0% for Barnes Junior School and 64.0% for Richard Avenue Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Barnes Junior School (61.0% in 2022-23, 38.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Richard Avenue Primary School (58.0% in 2022-23, 64.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Barnes Junior School versus Richard Avenue Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure SunderlandBarnes Junior SchoolSunderlandRichard Avenue Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD47/100C60/100Stronger figure
Local ranking62nd of 80 in Sunderland 36th of 80 in Sunderland Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range7-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll362 470
Capacity360 420
LocationSunderland, SR4 7QF Sunderland, SR4 7LQ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard38.0% 64.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard1.0% 8.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score101.0 103.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score99.0 103.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census362 470
Free school meals (ever 6)29.6% 20.2%
English as an additional language20.2% 50.9%
SEN support15.8% 17.9%
SEN with an EHC plan1.4% 0.8%
Attendance
Overall absence5.8% Stronger figure6.1% 6.2%
Persistent absence16.3% Stronger figure21.1% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Barnes Junior School

Richard Avenue Primary School

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