John F Kennedy Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Washington, Sunderland
John F Kennedy Primary School is a primary school in Washington, Sunderland for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Sunderland has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2025 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Station Road, Columbia, Washington, NE38 7AR
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Sunderland
- Pupils on roll
- 412 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 27.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 13 January 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy being a part of this welcoming and inclusive school.”
- “They feel valued and supported to succeed.”
- “Staff know pupils well and understand their individual needs.”
To improve
- “While many pupils achieve well by the end of key stage 2, in younger year groups, many pupils have not yet secured the key knowledge and skills needed to access age-related tasks successfully.”
- “Leaders are developing how they consistently identify and address these gaps across the school.”
- “Some staffing and leadership changes have slowed aspects of leaders' improvement work.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 March 2026 (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) | 65% | 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: 33 first-preference applications, 33 offers in total, 33 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
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- 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.
- Barmston Village Primary School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Biddick Primary School 0.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Washington 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Wessington Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Fatfield Academy 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Albany Village Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Lambton Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St John Boste Catholic Primary School, Washington 1.2 mi Outstanding Last distance published