Usworth Colliery Primary SchoolMarlborough Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Usworth Colliery Primary School and Marlborough Primary School are primary schools in Washington.

  • Usworth Colliery Primary School scores 47 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Marlborough Primary School scores 47 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Our score is the same for each of them on the data available.

  • Usworth Colliery Primary School was judged Good and Marlborough Primary School was judged strong.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 69.0% for Usworth Colliery Primary School and 20.0% for Marlborough Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Usworth Colliery Primary School (48.0% in 2022-23, 69.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Marlborough Primary School (48.0% in 2022-23, 20.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Usworth Colliery Primary School versus Marlborough Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure WashingtonUsworth Colliery Primary SchoolWashingtonMarlborough Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD47/100D47/100
Local ranking60th of 80 in Sunderland Stronger figure61st of 80 in Sunderland
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: StrongStronger figure
School typeCommunity school Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll356 151
Capacity420 210
LocationWashington, NE37 3BL Washington, NE37 3BG
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard69.0% Stronger figure20.0% 62.0%
At higher standard6.0% 7.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score109.0 Stronger figure97.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score110.0 Stronger figure99.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census356 151
Free school meals (ever 6)49.2% 69.5%
English as an additional language5.6% 19.9%
SEN support23.6% 25.8%
SEN with an EHC plan9.3% 2.6%
Attendance
Overall absence6.7% 6.1% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence20.9% 16.8% Stronger figure15.8%

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.

Usworth Colliery Primary School

Marlborough Primary School

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