Town End Academy

Town End Academy has made significant strides since its conversion to an academy, achieving a 'Good' rating in this first inspection after 12 years. The school provides a happy and supportive environment where both students and staff thrive. Pupils exhibit positive behaviors, showing pride in their achievements, while the leadership prioritizes well-being and implements a purposeful curriculum designed to challenge and engage learners. However, there are concerns related to curriculum delivery in certain subjects and reading proficiency among some pupils, suggesting that improvements are still needed in these areas.

Strengths

• Pupils show high levels of engagement and well-being.
• The curriculum is purposeful and ambitious.
• Strong support for disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND.
• Outstanding personal development initiatives.
• Effective reading strategy with daily phonics instruction.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent retention of key knowledge in some subjects like science.
• Some pupils are matched with reading materials that are too challenging.
• Early years provision lacks sufficient challenge for some children.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Town End Academy attended 95.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 9.8% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.9% of pupils at Town End Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Town End Academy had 18.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 17.4% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 23.9% of pupils at Town End Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 6.9% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Town End Academy received £8,303 and spent £8,486 for each of its 205 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £271,000 (£1,322 per pupil).

Across all 16 schools of Wise Academies, income was £8,327 and spending £8,361 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Sunderland · Sunderland local authority: places and applications

Town End Academy is part of Wise Academies, which runs 18 schools. The nearest others:

• Bexhill Academy Sunderland
• North View Academy Sunderland
• Ashley Academy South Shields
• Hasting Hill Academy Sunderland
• Welbeck Academy Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
• Thornley Academy Durham
• Croftway Academy Blyth
• Malvin's Close Academy Blyth
• Morpeth Road Academy Blyth
• Esh Winning Academy Durham

What is Town End Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Town End Academy is Good, from an inspection in June 2025.

When was Town End Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Town End Academy was last inspected in June 2025.

How many pupils does Town End Academy have?

Town End Academy has 218 pupils on roll.

What age range does Town End Academy cover?

Town End Academy for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Town End Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 54% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Town End Academy?

Town End Academy is at Borodin Avenue, Town End Farm, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, SR5 4NX.