Hudson Road Primary School
Villiers Street South, Sunderland, SR1 2AH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Catherine Westgate
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Sunderland Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 367
- Pupils on roll
- 345
- URN
- 108772
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01915143434
About this school
Hudson Road Primary School is a community primary school in Sunderland. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 345 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Hudson Road Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 45 | 38 | 41 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 64% | 55% | 68% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 0% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 84% | 71% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 84% | 82% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 69% | 82% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 105.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +4.30 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Hudson Road Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Sunderland average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 64% | 60.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 55% | 63.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 68% | 63% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 347 |
| 2023/24 | 342 |
| 2024/25 | 353 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hudson Road Primary School compares
Hudson Road Primary School ranked 34th of 75 primary schools in Sunderland for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 68% | 4.5% | 31.8% | 345 | — |
| Valley Road Academy | 85% | 4.6% | 38.7% | 344 | 0.6 miles |
| Dame Dorothy Primary School | — | — | — | 181 | 0.8 miles |
| Grangetown Primary School | 63% | 7.3% | 34% | 302 | 1.1 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland | 95% | 4.4% | 6.9% | 472 | 1.1 miles |
| Hill View Junior Academy | 81% | 4.3% | 16.2% | 451 | 1.2 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 31.8%
- English as an additional language
- 35.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.49%
- Persistent absence
- 13.76%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Valley Road Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Sunderland
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Dame Dorothy Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Sunderland
-
Grangetown Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Sunderland
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St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland1.1 miles
Primary · Sunderland
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Hill View Junior Academy1.2 miles
Primary · Sunderland
Other schools in Sunderland
Hudson Road Primary School ranks 22nd of the 43 ranked primary schools in Sunderland.
- Barnes Infant Academy Primary
- Barnes Junior School Primary
- Benedict Biscop Church of England Academy Primary
- Bexhill Academy Primary
- Broadway Junior School Primary
- Castletown Primary School Primary
- Cleadon Church of England Academy Primary
- Dame Dorothy Primary School Primary
- Diamond Hall Infant Academy Primary
- Diamond Hall Junior Academy Primary
- East Herrington Primary Academy Primary
- English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, Sunderland Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Hudson Road Primary School teach?
- Hudson Road Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Sunderland.
- Who is the headteacher of Hudson Road Primary School?
- The headteacher of Hudson Road Primary School is Mrs Catherine Westgate, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Hudson Road Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hudson Road Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Hudson Road Primary School?
- Hudson Road Primary School has 345 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Hudson Road Primary School full?
- Hudson Road Primary School has capacity for 367 pupils and 345 on roll (94%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Hudson Road Primary School a faith school?
- No. Hudson Road Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Hudson Road Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Hudson Road Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Hudson Road Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 64% in 2022/23 and 68% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hudson Road Primary School compare with other schools in Sunderland?
- Hudson Road Primary School ranked 34th of 75 primary schools in Sunderland for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hudson Road Primary School's absence rate?
- Hudson Road Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hudson Road Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hudson Road Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.