Harry Watts Academy
Ramillies Road, Sunderland, SR5 5JA
- Phase
- Free Schools
- School type
- Free schools special
- Ages
- 5 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- PROSPER LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Louise Hindmarch
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Prosper Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Washington and Gateshead South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 160
- Pupils on roll
- 187
- URN
- 147841
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- Telephone
- 01915623003
About this school
Harry Watts Academy is a special academy in Sunderland. It teaches children aged 5 to 16 and has 187 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Harry Watts 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- 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 | 5 | 7 | 10 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | - | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | - | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | - | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | - | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | - | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 8 |
| Attainment 8 score | - |
| Progress 8 score | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Harry Watts 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 | Sunderland average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 60.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 63.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 63% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 140 |
| 2023/24 | 169 |
| 2024/25 | 175 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 51.43%
- English as an additional language
- 8.6%
- Overall absence
- 6.98%
- Persistent absence
- 18.75%
Location
Nearby schools
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Trinity Academy New Bridge0.7 miles
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Education and Services for People with Autism1.3 miles
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-
North View Academy1.5 miles
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-
Beacon of Light School2.1 miles
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-
University of Sunderland2.5 miles
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- Barbara Priestman Academy Academies
- Beacon of Light School Free Schools
- Consilium Evolve Academies
- Education and Services for People with Autism Other types
- Endeavour SR Special schools
- North View Academy Academies
- Portland Academy Academies
- Sunningdale School Special schools
- The Link School Local authority maintained schools
- Thornhill Park School Special schools
- Trinity Academy New Bridge Academies
- Hylton Red House Nursery School Nursery
Common questions
- What ages does Harry Watts Academy teach?
- Harry Watts Academy teaches children aged 5 to 16. It is a special school in Sunderland.
- Who is the headteacher of Harry Watts Academy?
- The headteacher of Harry Watts Academy is Mrs Louise Hindmarch, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Harry Watts Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Harry Watts 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 Harry Watts Academy?
- Harry Watts Academy has 187 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 16.
- Is Harry Watts Academy full?
- Harry Watts Academy has capacity for 160 pupils and 187 on roll (117%), 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 Harry Watts Academy a faith school?
- No. Harry Watts Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Harry Watts Academy a selective school?
- No. Harry Watts Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Harry Watts Academy part of an academy trust?
- Harry Watts Academy is part of PROSPER LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Harry Watts Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2023/24 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Harry Watts Academy's absence rate?
- Harry Watts Academy's overall absence rate is 7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Harry Watts Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Harry Watts Academy'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 2 July 2026.