Rickleton Primary School
Vigo Lane, Rickleton, Washington, NE38 9EZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jan Price
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Washington and Gateshead South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 480
- Pupils on roll
- 450
- URN
- 108818
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01914155050
About this school
Rickleton Primary School is a community primary school in Washington. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 450 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Rickleton Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 59 | 56 | 55 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 84% | 89% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 20% | 18% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 96% | 96% |
| Expected standard in maths | 88% | 96% | 96% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 86% | 98% | 91% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 110.0 | 111.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 108.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.20 | - | - |
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 Rickleton 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 | 67% | 60.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 84% | 63.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 89% | 63% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 437 |
| 2023/24 | 423 |
| 2024/25 | 453 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Rickleton Primary School compares
Rickleton Primary School ranked 4th of 75 primary schools in Sunderland for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 97% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 89% | 3.2% | 11.1% | 450 | — |
| Barley Mow Primary School | 57% | 7.4% | 45.1% | 155 | 0.9 miles |
| Portobello Primary School | 71% | 4.3% | 18.1% | 182 | 0.9 miles |
| Lambton Primary School | 38% | 5.9% | 26.7% | 179 | 1.0 miles |
| Holley Park Academy | 74% | 3.7% | 11.5% | 204 | 1.0 miles |
| Fatfield Academy | 74% | 5% | 20% | 233 | 1.4 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
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 11.14%
- English as an additional language
- 2.9%
- Overall absence
- 3.18%
- Persistent absence
- 4.31%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Barley Mow Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Chester le Street
-
Portobello Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Chester le Street
-
Lambton Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Washington
-
Holley Park Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Washington
-
Fatfield Academy1.4 miles
Primary · Washington
Other schools in Washington
Rickleton Primary School ranks 1st 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
- St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Washington Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Rickleton Primary School teach?
- Rickleton Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Washington.
- Who is the headteacher of Rickleton Primary School?
- The headteacher of Rickleton Primary School is Mrs Jan Price, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Rickleton Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Rickleton 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 many pupils are at Rickleton Primary School?
- Rickleton Primary School has 450 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Rickleton Primary School full?
- Rickleton Primary School has capacity for 480 pupils and 450 on roll (94%), 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 Rickleton Primary School a faith school?
- No. Rickleton Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Rickleton Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Rickleton Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Rickleton Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% in 2022/23 and 89% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Rickleton Primary School compare with other schools in Sunderland?
- Rickleton Primary School ranked 4th of 75 primary schools in Sunderland for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 97% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Rickleton Primary School's absence rate?
- Rickleton Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Rickleton Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Rickleton 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 30 June 2026.