Eppleton Academy Primary School
Church Road, Hetton-le-Hole, Houghton le Spring, DH5 9AJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- EPPLETON ACADEMY PRIMARY SCHOOL
- Headteacher
- Mrs Laura Jackson
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Houghton and Sunderland South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 208
- URN
- 138213
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01915170006
About this school
Eppleton Academy Primary School is a primary academy in Houghton le Spring. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 208 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- 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 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 52% | 58% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 12% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 58% | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 63% | 77% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 63% | 69% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.40 | - | - |
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 Eppleton Academy 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 | 52% | 60.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 58% | 63.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 62% | 63% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 199 |
| 2023/24 | 209 |
| 2024/25 | 212 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Eppleton Academy Primary School compares
Eppleton Academy Primary School ranked 52nd of 75 primary schools in Sunderland for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 62% | 3.9% | 34% | 208 | — |
| Gillas Lane Primary Academy | 15% | 7.6% | 64.5% | 134 | 0.5 miles |
| Bernard Gilpin Primary School | 87% | 3.2% | 22.5% | 417 | 0.8 miles |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Houghton | 87% | 3.4% | 6% | 193 | 0.9 miles |
| Hetton Primary School | 54% | 6.9% | 47.9% | 206 | 1.0 miles |
| Hetton Lyons Primary School | 60% | 5.4% | 27.8% | 431 | 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)
- 34.03%
- English as an additional language
- 5.7%
- Overall absence
- 3.85%
- Persistent absence
- 7.93%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Gillas Lane Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Houghton le Spring
-
Bernard Gilpin Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Houghton le Spring
-
St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Houghton0.9 miles
Primary · Houghton le Spring
-
Hetton Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Houghton le Spring
-
Hetton Lyons Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Houghton le Spring
Other schools in Houghton le Spring
Eppleton Academy Primary School ranks 12th of the 17 ranked primary schools in Houghton le Spring.
- Barnwell Academy Primary
- Bernard Gilpin Primary School Primary
- Bournmoor Primary School Primary
- Burnside Academy Inspires Primary
- Dubmire Primary Primary
- Easington Lane Primary School Primary
- East Rainton Primary School Primary
- Gillas Lane Primary Academy Primary
- Hetton Lyons Primary School Primary
- Hetton Primary School Primary
- New Penshaw Academy Primary
- Newbottle Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Eppleton Academy Primary School teach?
- Eppleton Academy Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Houghton le Spring.
- Who is the headteacher of Eppleton Academy Primary School?
- The headteacher of Eppleton Academy Primary School is Mrs Laura Jackson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Eppleton Academy Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Eppleton Academy 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 Eppleton Academy Primary School?
- Eppleton Academy Primary School has 208 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Eppleton Academy Primary School full?
- Eppleton Academy Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 208 on roll (99%), 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 Eppleton Academy Primary School a faith school?
- No. Eppleton Academy Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Eppleton Academy Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Eppleton Academy Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Eppleton Academy Primary School?
- Eppleton Academy Primary School is part of EPPLETON ACADEMY PRIMARY SCHOOL. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Eppleton Academy Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 52% in 2022/23 and 62% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Eppleton Academy Primary School rank locally?
- Eppleton Academy Primary School ranked 52nd of 75 primary schools in Sunderland for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Eppleton Academy Primary School's absence rate?
- Eppleton Academy Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Eppleton Academy Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Eppleton Academy 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 1 July 2026.