Barnes Junior School
Primary · Community school · Ages 7–11 · Sunderland
Barnes Junior School is a primary school in Sunderland for ages 7–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 15 June 2023.
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Key facts
- Address
- Mount Road, Sunderland, SR4 7QF
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 7–11
- Council
- Sunderland
- Pupils on roll
- 341 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 26.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 15 June 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy coming to this welcoming school.”
- “Many pupils say that staff help them to focus and to learn a lot.”
- “Staff provide a caring learning environment where pupils flourish.”
To improve
- “However, in a few foundation subjects, such as art and design, leaders have not specified the knowledge that they want pupils to know step by step.”
- “This means that some pupils do not build knowledge systematically and achieve as well as they could.”
- “However, some staff help pupils too much when they listen to pupils read.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 28 July 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 38% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Sunderland.
- Barnes Infant Academy 0.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Richard Avenue Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland 0.6 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Plains Farm Academy 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Diamond Hall Junior Academy 0.7 mi School remains Good
- Diamond Hall Infant Academy 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Broadway Junior School 0.7 mi School remains Good
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland 0.7 mi Improved significantly Last distance published