South Hylton Primary Academy
Union Street, South Hylton, Sunderland, SR4 0LS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE LAIDLAW SCHOOLS TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Christopher Mitchinson
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Laidlaw Schools Trust
- Constituency
- Houghton and Sunderland South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 300
- Pupils on roll
- 252
- URN
- 144447
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01915634180
About this school
South Hylton Primary Academy is a primary academy in Sunderland. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 252 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected South Hylton 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 33 | 31 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 79% | 61% | 69% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 18% | 0% | 14% |
| Expected standard in reading | 88% | 65% | 69% |
| Expected standard in maths | 91% | 61% | 79% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 55% | 62% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 103.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.90 | - | - |
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 South Hylton 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 | 79% | 60.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 61% | 63.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 69% | 63% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 277 |
| 2023/24 | 263 |
| 2024/25 | 266 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How South Hylton Primary Academy compares
South Hylton Primary Academy ranked 32nd of 75 primary schools in Sunderland for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 69% | 6.7% | 41.3% | 252 | — |
| St Anne's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School | 83% | 4.9% | 32.6% | 238 | 0.4 miles |
| Castletown Primary School | 76% | 5.7% | 29.9% | 347 | 0.8 miles |
| Highfield Academy | 82% | 7% | 52.6% | 443 | 0.8 miles |
| Broadway Junior School | 55% | 5.7% | 49.6% | 227 | 1.1 miles |
| Grindon Infant School | — | 6.6% | 44.8% | 163 | 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 41.31%
- English as an additional language
- 3.4%
- Overall absence
- 6.72%
- Persistent absence
- 18.23%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Anne's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Sunderland
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Castletown Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Sunderland
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Highfield Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Sunderland
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Broadway Junior School1.1 miles
Primary · Sunderland
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Grindon Infant School1.1 miles
Primary · Sunderland
Other schools in Sunderland
South Hylton Primary Academy ranks 21st 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 ages does South Hylton Primary Academy teach?
- South Hylton Primary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Sunderland.
- Who is the headteacher of South Hylton Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of South Hylton Primary Academy is Mr Christopher Mitchinson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has South Hylton Primary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected South Hylton 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 South Hylton Primary Academy?
- South Hylton Primary Academy has 252 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is South Hylton Primary Academy full?
- South Hylton Primary Academy has capacity for 300 pupils and 252 on roll (84%), 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 South Hylton Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. South Hylton Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does South Hylton Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records South Hylton Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is South Hylton Primary Academy part of an academy trust?
- South Hylton Primary Academy is part of THE LAIDLAW SCHOOLS TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have South Hylton Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 79% in 2022/23 and 69% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does South Hylton Primary Academy compare with other schools in Sunderland?
- South Hylton Primary Academy ranked 32nd of 75 primary schools in Sunderland for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is South Hylton Primary Academy's absence rate?
- South Hylton Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 6.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are South Hylton Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, South Hylton 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 10 July 2026.