South Hylton Primary Academy

Academy converter · Primary school · Sunderland, Sunderland
SR4 0LS
Composite score
61.2

South Hylton Primary Academy at a glance

Located in Sunderland, Sunderland, South Hylton Primary Academy is a primary school, classified by the DfE as an academy converter. The school educates roughly 266 pupils aged 3 to 11. 69% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 8.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 24% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 106 in reading and 104 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 14% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 41% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. South Hylton Primary Academy does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. 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 further down the page.

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#3,592
National rank
#200
In North East
#26
In Sunderland
Top 24%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
69%
% achieving higher RWM
14%
Reading average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
104.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
Maths progress

Ofsted judgements

New framework · Last inspection: 02/12/2025 · Read full report ↗

Achievement
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
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Curriculum and teaching
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Attendance and behaviour
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Personal development and wellbeing
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Inclusion
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Safeguarding standards
Met
Early years
Expected standard

School profile

Pupils on roll 266 % FSM ever-6 41.3% % EAL 3.4% Age range 3–11 Gender Mixed

Location

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