Town End Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Sunderland
Town End Academy is a primary school in Sunderland for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 9 April 2025. Sunderland has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2025 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Borodin Avenue, Town End Farm, Sunderland, SR5 4NX
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Sunderland
- Pupils on roll
- 218 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 41.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 9 April 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils love attending Town End Academy.”
- “It is a friendly and happy place in which to learn.”
- “A typical pupil comment was, ‘I feel safe.”
To improve
- “However, in some subjects, including mathematics, staff do not use their checking of knowledge as precisely as they could.”
- “There are times when the learning for some pupils could be adapted to help them extend their understanding.”
- “This hinders some pupils from developing the depth of knowledge they might.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 June 2025 (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) | 54% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 17 first-preference applications, 18 offers in total, 17 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Reception 2024 to 2025, as Sunderland published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Sunderland.
- Bexhill Academy 0.2 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St John Bosco Catholic Primary School, Town End Farm, Sunderland 0.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Hylton Castle Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Castletown Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Northern Saints Church of England Academy 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Willow Wood Community Primary School 1.7 mi Good Last distance published
- English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, Sunderland 1.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- South Hylton Primary Academy 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published