Albany Village Primary School
Crossgill, Albany, Washington, NE37 1UA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Head Teacher
- Mr Stephen Jones
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Washington and Gateshead South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 214
- URN
- 131036
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01914155700
About this school
Albany Village Primary School is a community primary school in Washington. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 214 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 8 February 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 | 31 | 29 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 48% | 55% | 57% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 7% | 14% |
| Expected standard in reading | 52% | 79% | 68% |
| Expected standard in maths | 61% | 76% | 68% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 58% | 86% | 71% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 106.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.40 | - | - |
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 Albany Village 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 | 55% | 63.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 57% | 63% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 206 |
| 2023/24 | 218 |
| 2024/25 | 209 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Albany Village Primary School compares
Albany Village Primary School ranked 59th of 75 primary schools in Sunderland for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 57% | 5.8% | 51% | 214 | — |
| George Washington Primary School | 62% | 6.2% | 41.7% | 384 | 0.6 miles |
| Blackfell Primary School | 80% | 4.9% | 35.3% | 142 | 0.7 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Washington | 72% | 3.6% | 11.6% | 227 | 0.7 miles |
| Wessington Primary School | 23% | 6.2% | 48.5% | 218 | 0.7 miles |
| St John Boste Catholic Primary School, Washington | 77% | 3.5% | 20% | 178 | 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)
- 51.03%
- English as an additional language
- 3.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.84%
- Persistent absence
- 15.2%
Location
Nearby schools
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George Washington Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Washington
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Blackfell Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Washington
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Washington0.7 miles
Primary · Washington
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Wessington Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Washington
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St John Boste Catholic Primary School, Washington0.7 miles
Primary · Washington
Other schools in Washington
Albany Village Primary School ranks 13th of the 17 ranked primary schools in Washington.
- 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
- St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Washington Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Albany Village Primary School teach?
- Albany Village Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Washington.
- Who is the head teacher of Albany Village Primary School?
- The head teacher of Albany Village Primary School is Mr Stephen Jones, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Albany Village Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Albany Village 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 Albany Village Primary School?
- Albany Village Primary School has 214 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Albany Village Primary School full?
- Albany Village Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 214 on roll (102%), 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 Albany Village Primary School a faith school?
- No. Albany Village Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Albany Village Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Albany Village Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Albany Village 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 57% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Albany Village Primary School rank locally?
- Albany Village Primary School ranked 59th of 75 primary schools in Sunderland for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Albany Village Primary School's absence rate?
- Albany Village Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Albany Village Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Albany Village 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.