Fulwell Infant School Academy
Ebdon Lane, Fulwell, Sunderland, SR6 8ED
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- JIGSAW LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Wendy Angus
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Jigsaw Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Sunderland Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 354
- URN
- 139026
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01915495666
About this school
Fulwell Infant School Academy is a primary academy in Sunderland. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 354 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Fulwell Infant School Academy, 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
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Fulwell Infant School Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 370 |
| 2023/24 | 358 |
| 2024/25 | 359 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Fulwell Infant School Academy compares
Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.3% | 7.8% | 354 | — |
| Fulwell Junior School | 78% | 4% | 10% | 350 | 0.0 miles |
| Seaburn Dene Primary School | 80% | 4.6% | 11.2% | 218 | 0.5 miles |
| St Benet's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School | 78% | 4.4% | 8% | 303 | 0.5 miles |
| Redby Academy | 70% | 4.5% | 14.3% | 259 | 0.7 miles |
| Grange Park Primary School | 39% | 6.9% | 48.5% | 208 | 1.0 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)
- 7.81%
- English as an additional language
- 4.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.28%
- Persistent absence
- 6.45%
Location
Nearby schools
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Fulwell Junior School0.0 miles
Primary · Sunderland
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Seaburn Dene Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Sunderland
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St Benet's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Sunderland
-
Redby Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Sunderland
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Grange Park Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Sunderland
Other 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 Fulwell Infant School Academy teach?
- Fulwell Infant School Academy teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in Sunderland.
- Who is the headteacher of Fulwell Infant School Academy?
- The headteacher of Fulwell Infant School Academy is Mrs Wendy Angus, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Fulwell Infant School Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Fulwell Infant School Academy, 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 Fulwell Infant School Academy?
- Fulwell Infant School Academy has 354 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is Fulwell Infant School Academy full?
- Fulwell Infant School Academy has capacity for 360 pupils and 354 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Fulwell Infant School Academy a faith school?
- No. Fulwell Infant School Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Fulwell Infant School Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Fulwell Infant School Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Fulwell Infant School Academy part of an academy trust?
- Fulwell Infant School Academy is part of JIGSAW LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Fulwell Infant School Academy's absence rate?
- Fulwell Infant School Academy's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Fulwell Infant School Academy publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Fulwell Infant School Academy. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 1 July 2026.