Bexhill Academy
Bexhill Road, Town End Farm, Sunderland, SR5 4PJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- WISE ACADEMIES
- Headteacher
- Headteacher Gareth Hill
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- WISE Academies
- Constituency
- Washington and Gateshead South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 453
- Pupils on roll
- 360
- URN
- 136487
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01917070120
About this school
Bexhill Academy is a primary academy in Sunderland. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 360 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Bexhill Academy, and its latest judgement is set out 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
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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- 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 | 59 | 50 | 37 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 61% | 82% | 78% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 12% | 14% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 86% | 78% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 86% | 81% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 86% | 82% | 76% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.80 | - | - |
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 Bexhill Academy 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 | 61% | 60.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 82% | 63.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 78% | 63% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 347 |
| 2023/24 | 355 |
| 2024/25 | 361 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bexhill Academy compares
Bexhill Academy ranked 20th of 75 primary schools in Sunderland for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 84% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 78% | 4.9% | 48.2% | 360 | — |
| Town End Academy | 54% | 4.6% | 45.9% | 218 | 0.2 miles |
| Hylton Castle Primary School | 43% | 4.8% | 46.3% | 229 | 0.3 miles |
| St John Bosco Catholic Primary School, Town End Farm, Sunderland | 54% | 5.5% | 25.8% | 203 | 0.4 miles |
| Castletown Primary School | 76% | 5.7% | 29.9% | 347 | 1.0 miles |
| Northern Saints Church of England Academy | 68% | 6.7% | 57.1% | 423 | 1.1 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)
- 48.15%
- English as an additional language
- 4.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.92%
- Persistent absence
- 12.84%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Town End Academy0.2 miles
Primary · Sunderland
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Hylton Castle Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Sunderland
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St John Bosco Catholic Primary School, Town End Farm, Sunderland0.4 miles
Primary · Sunderland
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Castletown Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Sunderland
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Northern Saints Church of England Academy1.1 miles
Primary · Sunderland
Other schools in Sunderland
Bexhill Academy ranks 15th of the 43 ranked primary schools in Sunderland.
- Barnes Infant Academy Primary
- Barnes Junior School Primary
- Benedict Biscop Church of England 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
- Farringdon Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Bexhill Academy teach?
- Bexhill Academy teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Sunderland.
- Who is the headteacher of Bexhill Academy?
- The headteacher of Bexhill Academy is Headteacher Gareth Hill, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Bexhill Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bexhill Academy, 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 Bexhill Academy?
- Bexhill Academy has 360 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Bexhill Academy full?
- Bexhill Academy has capacity for 453 pupils and 360 on roll (79%), 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 Bexhill Academy a faith school?
- No. Bexhill Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Bexhill Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Bexhill Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Bexhill Academy part of an academy trust?
- Bexhill Academy is part of WISE ACADEMIES. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Bexhill Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 61% in 2022/23 and 78% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bexhill Academy compare with other schools in Sunderland?
- Bexhill Academy ranked 20th of 75 primary schools in Sunderland for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 84% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bexhill Academy's absence rate?
- Bexhill Academy's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bexhill Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bexhill Academy'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 1 July 2026.