Richard Avenue Primary School
Hurstwood Road, Sunderland, SR4 7LQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Claire McKinney
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Sunderland Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 445
- URN
- 108819
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01915007990
About this school
Richard Avenue Primary School is a community primary school in Sunderland. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 445 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Richard Avenue 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 21 September 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 | 59 | 59 | 61 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 58% | 56% | 64% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 8% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 68% | 75% | 69% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 73% | 74% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 88% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| 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 Richard Avenue 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 | 58% | 60.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 56% | 63.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 64% | 63% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 427 |
| 2023/24 | 457 |
| 2024/25 | 470 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Richard Avenue Primary School compares
Richard Avenue Primary School ranked 44th of 75 primary schools in Sunderland for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 64% | 6.1% | 20.2% | 445 | — |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland | 95% | 4.4% | 6.9% | 472 | 0.2 miles |
| Barnes Infant Academy | — | 6% | 14.5% | 311 | 0.3 miles |
| Barnes Junior School | 38% | 5.8% | 29.6% | 341 | 0.4 miles |
| Plains Farm Academy | 65% | 6.4% | 48.5% | 164 | 0.6 miles |
| Diamond Hall Junior Academy | 68% | 5% | 42.7% | 320 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 20.24%
- English as an additional language
- 50.9%
- Overall absence
- 6.11%
- Persistent absence
- 21.08%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland0.2 miles
Primary · Sunderland
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Barnes Infant Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Sunderland
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Barnes Junior School0.4 miles
Primary · Sunderland
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Plains Farm Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Sunderland
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Diamond Hall Junior Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Sunderland
Other schools in Sunderland
Richard Avenue Primary School ranks 29th of the 43 ranked primary schools in Sunderland.
- Barnes Infant Academy Primary
- Barnes Junior School 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
Common questions
- What ages does Richard Avenue Primary School teach?
- Richard Avenue Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Sunderland.
- Who is the headteacher of Richard Avenue Primary School?
- The headteacher of Richard Avenue Primary School is Miss Claire McKinney, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Richard Avenue Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Richard Avenue 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 Richard Avenue Primary School?
- Richard Avenue Primary School has 445 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Richard Avenue Primary School full?
- Richard Avenue Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 445 on roll (106%), so it is at or above 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 Richard Avenue Primary School a faith school?
- No. Richard Avenue Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Richard Avenue Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Richard Avenue Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Richard Avenue Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 58% in 2022/23 and 64% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Richard Avenue Primary School compare with other schools in Sunderland?
- Richard Avenue Primary School ranked 44th of 75 primary schools in Sunderland for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Richard Avenue Primary School's absence rate?
- Richard Avenue Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Richard Avenue Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Richard Avenue 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.