East Herrington Primary Academy
Balmoral Terrace, East Herrington, Sunderland, SR3 3PR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- BALMORAL LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Nicola Hair
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Houghton and Sunderland South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 480
- Pupils on roll
- 476
- URN
- 138331
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01915634243
About this school
East Herrington Primary Academy is a primary academy in Sunderland. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 476 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected East Herrington Primary 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
- 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 | 60 | 55 | 62 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 80% | 75% | 81% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 17% | 11% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 92% | 82% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 87% | 85% | 90% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 85% | 76% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 105.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.60 | - | - |
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 East Herrington Primary 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 | 80% | 60.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 75% | 63.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 81% | 63% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 464 |
| 2023/24 | 465 |
| 2024/25 | 471 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How East Herrington Primary Academy compares
East Herrington Primary Academy ranked 14th of 75 primary schools in Sunderland for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 89% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 81% | 4.6% | 17.9% | 476 | — |
| Hasting Hill Academy | 55% | 6.5% | 69.3% | 238 | 0.6 miles |
| Farringdon Academy | 60% | 7.1% | 47.2% | 384 | 0.6 miles |
| Benedict Biscop Church of England Academy | 97% | 3.3% | 9.2% | 333 | 0.7 miles |
| Thorney Close Primary School | 63% | 6% | 59.4% | 289 | 0.9 miles |
| Grindon Infant School | — | 6.6% | 44.8% | 163 | 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)
- 17.94%
- English as an additional language
- 0.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.57%
- Persistent absence
- 9.67%
Location
Nearby schools
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Hasting Hill Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Sunderland
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Farringdon Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Sunderland
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Benedict Biscop Church of England Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Sunderland
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Thorney Close Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Sunderland
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Grindon Infant School1.2 miles
Primary · Sunderland
Other schools in Sunderland
East Herrington Primary Academy ranks 10th 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
- English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, Sunderland Primary
- Farringdon Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does East Herrington Primary Academy teach?
- East Herrington Primary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Sunderland.
- Who is the headteacher of East Herrington Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of East Herrington Primary Academy is Mrs Nicola Hair, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has East Herrington Primary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected East Herrington Primary 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 East Herrington Primary Academy?
- East Herrington Primary Academy has 476 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is East Herrington Primary Academy full?
- East Herrington Primary Academy has capacity for 480 pupils and 476 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 East Herrington Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. East Herrington Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does East Herrington Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records East Herrington Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is East Herrington Primary Academy part of an academy trust?
- East Herrington Primary Academy is part of BALMORAL LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have East Herrington Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 80% in 2022/23 and 81% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does East Herrington Primary Academy compare with other schools in Sunderland?
- East Herrington Primary Academy ranked 14th of 75 primary schools in Sunderland for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 89% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is East Herrington Primary Academy's absence rate?
- East Herrington Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are East Herrington Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, East Herrington Primary 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.