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Plains Farm Academy

Primary Academy school in Sunderland SR3 1SU

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  • School Reference Number: 139389
  • Address: Tudor Grove, Sunderland SR3 1SU
  • Headteacher: Miss Lesley Cassidy
  • Telephone: 0191 520 3109
  • Website: plainsfarmacademy.co.uk
  • Managing Organisation: Inspire Multi Academy Trust
  • Type: Academies
  • Sub-Type: Academy sponsor led
  • Phase: Primary
  • Pupil Capacity: 240
  • Local Education Authority: Sunderland
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 3 to 11
  • Admissions Policy: Not applicable
  • Active From: April 2013* (New Provision)

* Active From and To dates don't necessarily mean that a school opened or closed on those dates. Schools are allocated a new Reference Number when they change status in any way, for example when a local authority school converts to an academy or when schools are combined or merged.

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Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 24/03/2015

Rating published on 27/04/2015

Overall effectiveness: Good

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Good

Early years provision: Outstanding

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
3 December 2024 16 January 2025 School inspection
8 May 2019 3 June 2019 Short inspection
24 March 2015 27 April 2015 Full inspection Good

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Unique Reference Number139389
Local Authority Code394
Local Authority NameSunderland
Establishment Number2001
School / College NamePlains Farm Academy
Establishment Type Code28
Establishment typeAcademy sponsor led
Establishment Type Group Code10
Establishment Type GroupAcademies
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code06
Reason establishment openedNew Provision
Open date01-04-2013
Reason Establishment Closed Code99
Reason establishment closed
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 2
Phase of educationPrimary
Age range Low3
Age range High11
Boarders Code1
BoardersNo boarders
Nursery provisionHas Nursery Classes
Official Sixth Form Code2
Official sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code00
Religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosNone
Diocese Code0000
DioceseNot applicable
Admissions Policy Code0
Admissons policyNot applicable
School capacity240
Special Classes Code0
Special classesNot applicable
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils188
Number of Boys94
Number of Girls94
Percentage Free School Meals45.10
Trust School Flag Code3
Trust School Flag Supported by a multi-academy trust
Trusts Code3534
Academy trust or TrustINSPIRE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
School Sponsor FlagLinked to a sponsor
Academy sponsorInspire Multi Academy Trust
Federation FlagNot applicable
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10040758
FEHE Identifier
Further education typeNot applicable
Last Changed Date23-09-2024
StreetTudor Grove
Locality
Address3
TownSunderland
County (name)Tyne and Wear
PostcodeSR3 1SU
Websitewww.plainsfarmacademy.co.uk
Telephone01915203109
Headteacher/Principal titleMiss
Headteacher/Principal first nameLesley
Headteacher/Principal last nameCassidy
Headteacher/Principal Job Title
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionNot applicable
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provision
SEN facilitiesNot applicable
Pupils with EBDNot applicable
Number of places
Full time provision
Pupils educated by other providers
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provision
Resourced provision number on roll
Resourced provision capacity
SEN unit number on roll
SEN unit capacity
Government Office Region CodeA
Government Office RegionNorth East
District CodeE08000024
DistrictSunderland
Ward CodeE05001153
WardBarnes
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001531
Parliamentary ConstituencySunderland Central
Urban/Rural CodeA1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
GSS LA CodeE08000024
Easting438004
Northing554973
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)Sunderland 023
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)Sunderland 023D
Inspectorate Name
Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Boarding Establishment
Proprietor's Name
Previous Local Authority Code999
Previous local authority
Previous establishment number
Country
UPRN45072232
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02001813
LSOA CodeE01008826
Free School Meals79
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN139389
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/139389
LAESTAB3942001
School namePlains Farm Academy
Ofsted phasePrimary
Type of educationAcademy Sponsor Led
School open date01/04/2013
Admissions policyNot applicable
Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Designated religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosNone
Faith groupingNon-faith
Ofsted regionNorth East, Yorkshire and the Humber
RegionNorth East
Local authoritySunderland
Parliamentary constituencySunderland Central
Multi-academy trust UID3534
Multi-academy trust nameInspire Multi Academy Trust
Academy sponsor UID4984
Academy sponsor nameInspire Multi Academy Trust
PostcodeSR3 1SU
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile5
Total number of pupils188
Statutory lowest age3
Statutory highest age11
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspection10082011
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of the ungraded inspection139389
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspection3942001
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionPlains Farm Academy
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionAcademy Sponsor Led
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspection1
Date of latest ungraded inspection08/05/2019
Ungraded inspection publication date03/06/2019
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?No
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeSchool remains Good
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspectionN/A
Inspection number of latest graded inspectionITS449912
Inspection typeAcademy First Section 5
Inspection type groupingAcademy First Section 5
Event type groupingSchools - S5
Inspection start date24/03/2015
Publication date27/04/2015
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of latest graded inspection139389
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection3942001
School name at time of latest graded inspectionPlains Farm Academy
School type at time of latest graded inspectionAcademy Sponsor Led
Current school type used for chart C6Academy sponsor led
Overall effectivenessGood
Category of concernN/A
Quality of educationN/A
Behaviour and attitudesN/A
Personal developmentN/A
Effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Safeguarding is effective?N/A
Early years provisionOutstanding
Sixth form provisionN/A
Previous inspection numberITS377817
Previous inspection start date22/05/2012
Previous publication date07/09/2012
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?No
URN at time of previous graded inspection108793
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection3942103
School name at time of previous graded inspectionPlains Farm Primary School
School type at time of previous graded inspectionCommunity School
Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness4
Previous category of concernSM
Previous quality of educationN/A
Previous behaviour and attitudesN/A
Previous personal developmentN/A
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementInadequate
Previous safeguarding is effective?N/A
Previous early years provision
Previous sixth form provisionN/A

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