Hylton Castle Primary School
Caithness Road, Hylton Castle, Sunderland, SR5 3RE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lisa Wood
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Washington and Gateshead South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 229
- URN
- 108832
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01915623299
About this school
Hylton Castle Primary School is a community primary school in Sunderland. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 229 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 6 July 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 29 | 29 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 41% | 45% | 43% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 69% | 62% | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 62% | 69% | 63% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 55% | 48% | 60% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 100.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.00 | - | - |
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 Hylton Castle 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 | 41% | 60.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 45% | 63.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 43% | 63% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 226 |
| 2023/24 | 233 |
| 2024/25 | 232 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hylton Castle Primary School compares
Hylton Castle Primary School ranked 69th of 75 primary schools in Sunderland for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 14% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 43% | 4.8% | 46.3% | 229 | — |
| Bexhill Academy | 78% | 4.9% | 48.2% | 360 | 0.3 miles |
| Town End Academy | 54% | 4.6% | 45.9% | 218 | 0.5 miles |
| St John Bosco Catholic Primary School, Town End Farm, Sunderland | 54% | 5.5% | 25.8% | 203 | 0.6 miles |
| Castletown Primary School | 76% | 5.7% | 29.9% | 347 | 0.8 miles |
| Northern Saints Church of England Academy | 68% | 6.7% | 57.1% | 423 | 1.0 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)
- 46.34%
- English as an additional language
- 2.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.8%
- Persistent absence
- 11.8%
Location
Nearby schools
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Bexhill Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Sunderland
-
Town End Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Sunderland
-
St John Bosco Catholic Primary School, Town End Farm, Sunderland0.6 miles
Primary · Sunderland
-
Castletown Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Sunderland
-
Northern Saints Church of England Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Sunderland
Other schools in Sunderland
Hylton Castle Primary School ranks 41st 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 year groups does Hylton Castle Primary School teach?
- Hylton Castle Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Sunderland.
- Who is the headteacher of Hylton Castle Primary School?
- The headteacher of Hylton Castle Primary School is Mrs Lisa Wood, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Hylton Castle Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hylton Castle 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 big is Hylton Castle Primary School?
- Hylton Castle Primary School has 229 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Hylton Castle Primary School full?
- Hylton Castle Primary School has capacity for 240 pupils and 229 on roll (95%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Hylton Castle Primary School a faith school?
- No. Hylton Castle Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Hylton Castle Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Hylton Castle Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Hylton Castle Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 41% in 2022/23 and 43% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hylton Castle Primary School rank locally?
- Hylton Castle Primary School ranked 69th of 75 primary schools in Sunderland for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 14% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hylton Castle Primary School's absence rate?
- Hylton Castle Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hylton Castle Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hylton Castle 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.