Community school · Sunderland

Grange Park Primary School

3–11Ages
208Pupils
PrimaryPhase
108765URN

Swan Street, Sunderland, SR5 1EA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.4per place

close to Sunderland median (1.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Sunderland

25 applications for 18 places · 47th of 73 in Sunderland

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

39%met the expected standard

Sunderland 68% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 1 November 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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

1.4applications per place, Reception

close to Sunderland median (1.5) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

25 applications · 18 places offered · 18 named it first

2026 1.4; Sunderland median median 1.5
2025 1.5; Sunderland median median 1.6
2024 1.4; Sunderland median median 1.6
2023 1.3; Sunderland median median 1.5
2022 1.6; Sunderland median median 1.6
2021 1.3; Sunderland median median 1.6
2020 1.7; Sunderland median median 2.1
2019 1.6; Sunderland median median 2.0
2018 1.8; Sunderland median median 2.0
2017 1.8; Sunderland median median 2.0
2016 2.1; Sunderland median median 2.1
2015 1.8; Sunderland median median 1.9
2014 2.0; 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	18	25	1.4	18	1.00
Sep 2025	23	35	1.5	21	0.91
Sep 2024	30	41	1.4	28	0.93
Sep 2023	30	38	1.3	31	1.03
Sep 2022	25	41	1.6	24	0.96
Sep 2021	25	32	1.3	24	0.96
Sep 2020	30	52	1.7	28	0.93
Sep 2019	30	48	1.6	28	0.93
Sep 2018	30	53	1.8	33	1.10
Sep 2017	25	45	1.8	24	0.96
Sep 2016	30	63	2.1	30	1.00
Sep 2015	30	54	1.8	31	1.03
Sep 2014	23	45	2.0	24	1.04

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 68% · Writing 48% · Maths 65% → all three 39% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard39%68th of 73 in Sunderland

Sunderland 68% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard68%

Sunderland 78% England 78%

Higher standard23%

Sunderland 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard48%

Sunderland 76% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Sunderland 16% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard65%

Sunderland 81% England 77%

Higher standard6%

Sunderland 25% England 24%

Average scaled score 100 (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	39%	0%	102	100
2023/24	55%	0%	101	103
2022/23	68%	13%	104	103

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

Grange Park Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.4applications per place 39%met the SATs standard
Redby Academy
0.6 km · Sunderland

Good2023

2.1applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
St Benet's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School
0.8 km · Sunderland

Remains Good2024

1.4applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Southwick Community Primary School
0.8 km · Sunderland

Good2022

1.2applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
Dame Dorothy Primary School
1.1 km · Sunderland

Remains Good2022

1.2applications per place
Fulwell Junior School
1.5 km · Sunderland

2026

78%met the SATs standard
Fulwell Infant School Academy
1.5 km · Sunderland

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.4applications per place
Seaburn Dene Primary School
1.8 km · Sunderland

Good2023

2.8applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, Sunderland
1.8 km · Sunderland

Standards maintained2025

1.3applications per place 68%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: 108765 · 394/2021
Capacity: 249 pupils · 208 on roll
Free school meals: 48.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Replaced: St Columba's Nursery School (URN 108744)
Address: Swan Street, Sunderland, SR5 1EA
Local authority: Sunderland

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