Usworth Colliery Primary School
Manor Road, Sulgrave, Washington, NE37 3BL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Alison Forster
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Washington and Gateshead South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 333
- URN
- 108799
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01914178888
About this school
Usworth Colliery Primary School is a community primary school in Washington. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 333 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 | 55 | 52 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 48% | 51% | 69% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 0% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 62% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 62% | 64% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 63% | 49% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 105.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 103.0 | 110.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.30 | - | - |
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 Usworth Colliery Primary 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 | 48% | 60.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 51% | 63.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 69% | 63% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 358 |
| 2023/24 | 352 |
| 2024/25 | 356 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Usworth Colliery Primary School compares
Usworth Colliery Primary School ranked 33rd of 75 primary schools in Sunderland for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 69% | 6.7% | 49.2% | 333 | — |
| St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Washington | 80% | 4% | 11.6% | 204 | 0.3 miles |
| Marlborough Primary School | 20% | 6.1% | 69.5% | 150 | 0.3 miles |
| George Washington Primary School | 62% | 6.2% | 41.7% | 384 | 0.8 miles |
| Albany Village Primary School | 57% | 5.8% | 51% | 214 | 0.9 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Washington | 72% | 3.6% | 11.6% | 227 | 0.9 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.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report8 January 2025
- 15 January 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 49.16%
- English as an additional language
- 5.6%
- Overall absence
- 6.66%
- Persistent absence
- 20.94%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Washington0.3 miles
Primary · Washington
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Marlborough Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Washington
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George Washington Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Washington
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Albany Village Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Washington
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Washington0.9 miles
Primary · Washington
Other schools in Washington
Usworth Colliery Primary School ranks 9th of the 17 ranked primary schools in Washington.
- Albany Village Primary School Primary
- Barmston Village Primary School Primary
- Biddick Primary School Primary
- Blackfell Primary School Primary
- Fatfield Academy Primary
- George Washington Primary School Primary
- Holley Park Academy Primary
- John F Kennedy Primary School Primary
- Lambton Primary School Primary
- Marlborough Primary School Primary
- Oxclose Primary Academy Primary
- Rickleton Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Usworth Colliery Primary School teach?
- Usworth Colliery Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Washington.
- Who is the headteacher of Usworth Colliery Primary School?
- The headteacher of Usworth Colliery Primary School is Mrs Alison Forster, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Usworth Colliery Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Usworth Colliery Primary 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 Usworth Colliery Primary School?
- Usworth Colliery Primary School has 333 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Usworth Colliery Primary School full?
- Usworth Colliery Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 333 on roll (79%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Usworth Colliery Primary School a faith school?
- No. Usworth Colliery Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Usworth Colliery Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Usworth Colliery Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Usworth Colliery Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Usworth Colliery Primary School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Usworth Colliery Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 48% in 2022/23 and 69% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Usworth Colliery Primary School rank locally?
- Usworth Colliery Primary School ranked 33rd of 75 primary schools in Sunderland for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 29% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Usworth Colliery Primary School's absence rate?
- Usworth Colliery Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Usworth Colliery Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Usworth Colliery Primary 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.