Farringdon Community Academy
Academy converter in Sunderland, Sunderland.
School details
| Phase | Secondary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy converter |
| Age range | 11 to 16 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 712 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 1050 |
| Free school meals | 42.60% |
| Trust or sponsor | NORTHERN EDUCATION TRUST |
| Local authority | Sunderland |
| Address | Allendale Road, Sunderland, SR3 3EL |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | https://fca.northerneducationtrust.org/ |
| Telephone | 01919171500 |
| URN | 150268 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 9 June 2026, published 13 July 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 10 January 2023, published 8 March 2023:
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
This graded inspection was of the predecessor school (Farringdon Community Academy, URN 139852).
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
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Nearby schools
- Sandhill View Academy (secondary school, about 1.7 km)
- Venerable Bede Church of England Academy (secondary school, about 2.5 km)
- Christ's College (all-through school, about 2.6 km)
- Academy 360 (all-through school, about 2.9 km)
- St Aidan's Catholic Academy (secondary school, about 3.4 km)
- Thornhill Academy (secondary school, about 3.5 km)
- Southmoor Academy (secondary school, about 3.8 km)
- St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy (secondary school, about 3.8 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.