Hill View Infant Academy
Helvellyn Road, Sunderland, SR2 9JJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- VISION LEARNING TRUST LIMITED
- Headteacher
- Mrs Tammy Crompton
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Sunderland Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 439
- URN
- 144222
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01915947962
About this school
Hill View Infant Academy is a primary academy in Sunderland. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 439 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Hill View Infant 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
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Hill View Infant 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 457 |
| 2023/24 | 452 |
| 2024/25 | 460 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hill View Infant Academy compares
Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.4% | 9.4% | 439 | — |
| Hill View Junior Academy | 81% | 4.3% | 16.2% | 451 | 0.2 miles |
| Grangetown Primary School | 63% | 7.3% | 34% | 302 | 0.8 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland | 95% | 4.4% | 6.9% | 472 | 0.9 miles |
| St Leonard's Catholic Primary School, Silksworth | 85% | 4.3% | 21.1% | 207 | 0.9 miles |
| New Silksworth Academy Infant | — | 5.5% | 24.8% | 215 | 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)
- 9.41%
- English as an additional language
- 2.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.37%
- Persistent absence
- 9.32%
Location
Nearby schools
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Hill View Junior Academy0.2 miles
Primary · Sunderland
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Grangetown Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Sunderland
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St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland0.9 miles
Primary · Sunderland
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St Leonard's Catholic Primary School, Silksworth0.9 miles
Primary · Sunderland
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New Silksworth Academy Infant1.0 miles
Primary · Sunderland
Other 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 Hill View Infant Academy teach?
- Hill View Infant Academy teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in Sunderland.
- Who is the headteacher of Hill View Infant Academy?
- The headteacher of Hill View Infant Academy is Mrs Tammy Crompton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Hill View Infant Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hill View Infant 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 Hill View Infant Academy?
- Hill View Infant Academy has 439 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is Hill View Infant Academy full?
- Hill View Infant Academy has capacity for 360 pupils and 439 on roll (122%), so it is at or above 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 Hill View Infant Academy a faith school?
- No. Hill View Infant Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Hill View Infant Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Hill View Infant Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Hill View Infant Academy part of an academy trust?
- Hill View Infant Academy is part of VISION LEARNING TRUST LIMITED. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Hill View Infant Academy's absence rate?
- Hill View Infant Academy's overall absence rate is 4.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Hill View Infant Academy publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Hill View Infant Academy. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 10 July 2026.