KepierFarringdon Community Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Kepier and Farringdon Community Academy are secondary schools.
Kepier scores 55 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Farringdon Community Academy scores 55 out of 100 (grade C, average). Our score is the same for each of them on the data available.
Kepier was judged the expected standard and Farringdon Community Academy was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 46.3 for Kepier and 46.2 for Farringdon Community Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Kepier (47.7 in 2021-22, 46.3 in 2025-26) and has held broadly level at Farringdon Community Academy (45.9 in 2023-24, 46.2 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | Houghton le SpringKepier | SunderlandFarringdon Community Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C55/100 | C55/100 | |
| Local ranking | 8th of 18 in Sunderland Stronger figure | 9th of 18 in Sunderland | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Expected | Ofsted: Expected | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,131 | 712 | |
| Capacity | 1,210 | 1,050 | |
| Location | Houghton le Spring, DH4 5BH | Sunderland, SR3 3EL | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 46.3 Stronger figure | 46.2 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 46.1% | 57.9% Stronger figure | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 63.7% | 75.8% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 204 | 95 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,144 | 675 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 37.1% | 45.2% | |
| English as an additional language | 1.2% | 1.6% | |
| SEN support | 17.7% | 16.4% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.2% | 5.9% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 10.0% Stronger figure | 11.6% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 28.8% Stronger figure | 33.4% | 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.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
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.
Kepier
Farringdon Community Academy
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