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Highfield Academy

Primary

Sunderland · Sunderland · SR4 0DA highfieldprimary.org.uk

Pupils
446
cap. 420
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
82%
RWM expected · 2024/25
26%
RWM higher · 2024/25
446
Pupils · 2024/25
13%
EAL · 2024/25
22%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
82%
RWM expected · 2024/25
26%
RWM higher · 2024/25
446
Pupils · 2024/25
13%
EAL · 2024/25
22%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 12/10/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySunderland
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio20.6:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Highfield Academy · Primary · Sunderland

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2018/19

RWM expected standard
82%
+12pp
82%73%64%
'19'23'24'25
'25 · 82%
RWM higher standard
26%
+17pp
26%17%8%
'19'23'24'25
'25 · 26%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
84%
Reading higher standard
54%
Writing expected standard
84%
Writing higher standard
32%
Maths expected standard
82%
Maths higher standard
40%
Science expected standard
88%
SPAG expected standard
81%
SPAG higher standard
46%
Reading scaled score
109.0
Maths scaled score
107.0
GPS scaled score
108.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
446
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
13%
FSM eligible
53%
SEN
28%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
22%

Contact

Address
Fordfield Road, Ford Estate, Sunderland, SR4 0DA
Local authority
Sunderland
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2582%26%84%54%84%32%82%40%88%81%109.0107.0108.028%446
2023/2470%9%77%32%80%32%77%30%86%82%106.0105.0105.025%428
2022/2377%8%82%25%82%22%78%25%78%78%105.0104.0102.0+1.90+4.00+1.1023%422
2018/1964%11%73%11%73%20%70%20%75%80%101.0104.0106.0+0.90+2.70+2.1021%372

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2544623.428%13%53%7%22%
2023/2442822.625%8%50%8%28%
2022/2342220.823%4%54%9%31%
2021/2239321.521%2%50%9%36%
2020/2135917.924%2%46%
2018/1937221%2%51%7%22%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.