Hudson Road Primary School

Community school·Primary school Sunderland·SR1 2AH
Composite score
58.2
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#4,463
National rank
#251
In North East
#32
In Sunderland
Top 30%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
68%
% achieving higher RWM
12%
Reading average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
108.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Outstanding

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
29 first choices, 29 places
First choices per place
1.00
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
42
any preference, for 29 places
First preferences per place, last five years▶ 0.00
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1 per place
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Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Hudson Road Primary School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
3–11
Pupils on roll
353
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
31.8%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
35.4%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
35.4%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
4.0%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
4.8%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
15.4%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
16.9
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£7,277
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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School overview

Hudson Road Primary School is a primary school serving Sunderland, classified by the DfE as a community school. It has 353 pupils aged 3 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Hudson Road Primary School 'Good'. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 68% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 13.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 30% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 107 in reading and 108 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 12% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Hudson Road Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 29 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 4.8%. There are about 16.9 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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