Community school · Sunderland

Grangetown Primary School

2–11Ages
302Pupils
PrimaryPhase
108758URN

Spelter Works Road, Grangetown, Sunderland, SR2 8PX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJun 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Nov 2022

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.2per place

0.3 below Sunderland median (1.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Sunderland

44 applications for 37 places · 70th of 73 in Sunderland

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

63%met the expected standard

Sunderland 68% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJun 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Nov 2022

Inspection history

16 November 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
8 June 2017
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.2applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Sunderland median (1.5) 1.0 below England median (2.2)

44 applications · 37 places offered · 35 named it first

2026 1.2; Sunderland median median 1.5
2025 1.5; Sunderland median median 1.6
2024 1.3; Sunderland median median 1.6
2023 1.4; Sunderland median median 1.5
2022 1.5; Sunderland median median 1.6
2021 1.5; Sunderland median median 1.6
2020 2.2; Sunderland median median 2.1
2019 2.1; Sunderland median median 2.0
2018 3.8; Sunderland median median 2.0
2017 1.9; Sunderland median median 2.0
2016 3.3; Sunderland median median 2.1
2015 2.4; Sunderland median median 1.9
2014 2.4; Sunderland median median 1.8

This school
Sunderland median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	37	44	1.2	35	0.95
Sep 2025	35	53	1.5	35	1.00
Sep 2024	38	50	1.3	38	1.00
Sep 2023	27	38	1.4	26	0.96
Sep 2022	23	35	1.5	23	1.00
Sep 2021	22	33	1.5	22	1.00
Sep 2020	26	57	2.2	25	0.96
Sep 2019	31	64	2.1	31	1.00
Sep 2018	16	61	3.8	16	1.00
Sep 2017	32	61	1.9	32	1.00
Sep 2016	19	62	3.3	20	1.05
Sep 2015	27	66	2.4	26	0.96
Sep 2014	13	31	2.4	12	0.92

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 80% · Writing 67% · Maths 77% → all three 63% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard63%45th of 73 in Sunderland

Sunderland 68% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard80%

Sunderland 78% England 78%

Higher standard27%

Sunderland 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard67%

Sunderland 76% England 75%

Greater depth3%

Sunderland 16% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard77%

Sunderland 81% England 77%

Higher standard17%

Sunderland 25% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Sunderland median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	63%	0%	105	105
2023/24	39%	0%	101	102
2022/23	43%	3%	103	100

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Grangetown Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2022

1.2applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Valley Road Academy
0.8 km · Sunderland

Remains Good2022

1.4applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Hill View Junior Academy
1.0 km · Sunderland

Standards maintained2025

81%met the SATs standard
Hill View Infant Academy
1.3 km · Sunderland

Good2022

1.3applications per place
Hudson Road Primary School
1.7 km · Sunderland

Good2023

1.5applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Ryhope Junior School
1.9 km · Sunderland

2026

67%met the SATs standard
Ryhope Infant School Academy
1.9 km · Sunderland

Remains Good2022

1.3applications per place
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland
2.1 km · Sunderland

Improved significantly2024

1.8applications per place 95%met the SATs standard
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Ryhope
2.2 km · Sunderland

Good2024

1.5applications per place 58%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 108758 · 394/2010
Capacity: 315 pupils · 302 on roll
Free school meals: 38.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Spelter Works Road, Grangetown, Sunderland, SR2 8PX
Local authority: Sunderland

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources