Barnes Junior School
Mount Road, Sunderland, SR4 7QF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Bryn Steward Taylor
- Constituency
- Sunderland Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 341
- URN
- 108755
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01915535968
About this school
Barnes Junior School is a community primary school in Sunderland. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 341 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 15 June 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 87 | 83 | 92 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 61% | 63% | 38% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 4% | 1% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% | 82% | 60% |
| Expected standard in maths | 69% | 70% | 47% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 82% | 77% | 61% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 105.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 102.0 | 99.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.70 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Barnes Junior School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Sunderland average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 61% | 60.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 63.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 38% | 63% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 342 |
| 2023/24 | 349 |
| 2024/25 | 362 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Barnes Junior School compares
Barnes Junior School ranked 71st of 75 primary schools in Sunderland for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 10% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 38% | 5.8% | 29.6% | 341 | — |
| Barnes Infant Academy | — | 6% | 14.5% | 311 | 0.0 miles |
| Richard Avenue Primary School | 64% | 6.1% | 20.2% | 445 | 0.4 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland | 95% | 4.4% | 6.9% | 472 | 0.6 miles |
| Plains Farm Academy | 65% | 6.4% | 48.5% | 164 | 0.6 miles |
| Diamond Hall Junior Academy | 68% | 5% | 42.7% | 320 | 0.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 29.56%
- English as an additional language
- 20.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.79%
- Persistent absence
- 16.3%
Location
Nearby schools
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Barnes Infant Academy0.0 miles
Primary · Sunderland
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Richard Avenue Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Sunderland
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St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland0.6 miles
Primary · Sunderland
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Plains Farm Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Sunderland
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Diamond Hall Junior Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Sunderland
Other schools in Sunderland
Barnes Junior School ranks 43rd of the 43 ranked primary schools in Sunderland.
- Barnes Infant Academy Primary
- Benedict Biscop Church of England Academy Primary
- Bexhill Academy Primary
- Broadway Junior School Primary
- Castletown Primary School Primary
- Cleadon Church of England Academy Primary
- Dame Dorothy Primary School Primary
- Diamond Hall Infant Academy Primary
- Diamond Hall Junior Academy Primary
- East Herrington Primary Academy Primary
- English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, Sunderland Primary
- Farringdon Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Barnes Junior School teach?
- Barnes Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Sunderland.
- Who is the headteacher of Barnes Junior School?
- The headteacher of Barnes Junior School is Mr Bryn Steward Taylor, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Barnes Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Barnes Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Barnes Junior School?
- Barnes Junior School has 341 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Barnes Junior School full?
- Barnes Junior School has capacity for 360 pupils and 341 on roll (95%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Barnes Junior School a faith school?
- No. Barnes Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Barnes Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Barnes Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Barnes Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 61% in 2022/23 and 38% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Barnes Junior School rank locally?
- Barnes Junior School ranked 71st of 75 primary schools in Sunderland for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 10% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Barnes Junior School's absence rate?
- Barnes Junior School's overall absence rate is 5.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Barnes Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Barnes Junior School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.