Redby Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Sunderland
Redby Academy is a primary school in Sunderland for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 28 March 2023. Sunderland has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2025 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Fulwell Road, Sunderland, SR6 9QP
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Sunderland
- Pupils on roll
- 259 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 12.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 28 March 2023
Strengths
- “Redby Academy is an inclusive school where everyone is welcome.”
- “Pupils enjoy coming to school and are proud of their achievements, especially in sport.”
- “Pupils are articulate and clearly express their knowledge and understanding.”
To improve
- “However, the teaching of some curriculum subjects is inconsistent.”
- “Teachers do not always ensure that the lesson activities chosen match the important knowledge and skills pupils must know and remember.”
- “However, the systems in place to build reading fluency are inconsistent.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 26 May 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) | 70% | 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: 29 first-preference applications, 29 offers in total, 29 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.
- St Benet's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School 0.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Grange Park Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Dame Dorothy Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Fulwell Infant School Academy 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Fulwell Junior School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade
- Southwick Community Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Seaburn Dene Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Hudson Road Primary School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published