Lambton Primary School, Washington
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Lambton Primary School excels at creating a supportive, inclusive environment where all children feel valued and motivated to learn. Teachers have high expectations and use engaging curriculum experiences, including visits to historic sites like Hartlepool Historic Quay and Jarrow Hall, to fire pupils' interest. Most importantly, pupils demonstrate exemplary behaviour and develop excellent citizenship skills, taking pride in their responsibilities as school council members, buddies, and travel ambassadors.
Key Strengths
- Exemplary pupil behaviour and attitudes to learning, with strong relationships between pupils and adults
- High-quality teaching with consistently high expectations and strong subject knowledge across all staff
- Significant improvements in mathematics progress, with pupils now achieving well above national standards
- Highly inclusive school environment where all groups of pupils make strong and similar progress
- Effective safeguarding systems and procedures recognised as beacon of good practice by local authority
Areas for Improvement
- Continue to ensure whole-school initiatives for improving teaching quality have sustained positive impact on pupil outcomes
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is effective, with comprehensive policies, procedures and records in place, and the school recognised as a beacon of good practice by the local authority.
Extracurricular Activities
School council, happy to help buddy scheme, travel ambassador roles, visits to Hartlepool Historic Quay, Saint Mary's Heritage Centre, Jarrow Hall, Roman fort
Lambton Primary School continues to be outstanding, maintaining exceptional quality of education since its last inspection in 2008. The school is led by an inspirational headteacher who has fostered a culture of high expectations and a 'can do' approach throughout the whole school community.
At a Glance
31.6%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 68% to 63%. Maths has declined from 64% to 58%. Writing has declined from 68% to 46%.
Class Sizes
18.0
Avg class size
15.0
Infant (KS1)
2
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
85%
Available places
179 pupils
210 capacity
31 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Washington
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Washington
Admissions Demand - Sunderland
Places available
3,460
Applications
2,785
Got 1st preference
95.4%
Got preferred school
98.8%
Primary admissions across Sunderland (2025/26)
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
5.87414%
Overall absence
13.60544%
Persistent absence
147
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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