Marlborough Primary School
Marlborough Road, Sulgrave Village, Washington, NE37 3BG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Wendy Buddle
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Washington and Gateshead South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 150
- URN
- 108822
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01914164311
About this school
Marlborough Primary School is a community primary school in Washington. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 150 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Marlborough 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- 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 | 21 | 19 | 15 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 48% | 63% | 20% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 11% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 57% | 74% | 27% |
| Expected standard in maths | 71% | 74% | 47% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 76% | 74% | 27% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 104.0 | 97.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 103.0 | 99.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.10 | - | - |
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 Marlborough 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 | 63% | 63.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 20% | 63% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 170 |
| 2023/24 | 159 |
| 2024/25 | 151 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Marlborough Primary School compares
Marlborough Primary School ranked 74th of 75 primary schools in Sunderland for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 5% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 20% | 6.1% | 69.5% | 150 | — |
| Usworth Colliery Primary School | 69% | 6.7% | 49.2% | 333 | 0.3 miles |
| St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Washington | 80% | 4% | 11.6% | 204 | 0.6 miles |
| Barmston Village Primary School | 60% | 5.4% | 64.5% | 206 | 1.0 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Washington | 72% | 3.6% | 11.6% | 227 | 1.1 miles |
| George Washington Primary School | 62% | 6.2% | 41.7% | 384 | 1.1 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)
- 69.53%
- English as an additional language
- 19.9%
- Overall absence
- 6.08%
- Persistent absence
- 16.81%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Usworth Colliery Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Washington
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St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Washington0.6 miles
Primary · Washington
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Barmston Village Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Washington
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Washington1.1 miles
Primary · Washington
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George Washington Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Washington
Other schools in Washington
Marlborough Primary School ranks 17th 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
- Oxclose Primary Academy Primary
- Rickleton Primary School Primary
- St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Washington Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Marlborough Primary School teach?
- Marlborough Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Washington.
- Who is the headteacher of Marlborough Primary School?
- The headteacher of Marlborough Primary School is Mrs Wendy Buddle, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Marlborough Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Marlborough 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 Marlborough Primary School?
- Marlborough Primary School has 150 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Marlborough Primary School full?
- Marlborough Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 150 on roll (71%), 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 Marlborough Primary School a faith school?
- No. Marlborough Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Marlborough Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Marlborough Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Marlborough 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 20% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Marlborough Primary School compare with other schools in Sunderland?
- Marlborough Primary School ranked 74th of 75 primary schools in Sunderland for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 5% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Marlborough Primary School's absence rate?
- Marlborough 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 Marlborough Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Marlborough 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.