Community school · Sunderland

East Rainton Primary School

3–11Ages
101Pupils
PrimaryPhase
108794URN

School Road, East Rainton, Houghton le Spring, DH5 9RA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodOct 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jun 2023

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

17 applications for 12 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

72%met the expected standard

Sunderland 68% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodOct 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jun 2023

Inspection history

14 June 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
16 October 2013
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

1.4applications per place, Reception

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

17 applications · 12 places offered · 12 named it first

2026 1.4; Sunderland median median 1.5
2025 1.8; Sunderland median median 1.6
2024 2.0; Sunderland median median 1.6
2023 1.3; Sunderland median median 1.5
2022 1.3; Sunderland median median 1.6
2021 2.0; Sunderland median median 1.6
2020 1.7; Sunderland median median 2.1
2019 1.8; Sunderland median median 2.0
2018 1.8; Sunderland median median 2.0
2017 1.5; Sunderland median median 2.0
2016 1.7; Sunderland median median 2.1
2015 1.3; Sunderland median median 1.9
2014 1.5; 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	12	17	1.4	12	1.00
Sep 2025	16	28	1.8	15	0.94
Sep 2024	9	18	2.0	9	1.00
Sep 2023	19	25	1.3	19	1.00
Sep 2022	18	23	1.3	18	1.00
Sep 2021	9	18	2.0	9	1.00
Sep 2020	15	25	1.7	13	0.87
Sep 2019	16	28	1.8	15	0.94
Sep 2018	18	33	1.8	17	0.94
Sep 2017	10	15	1.5	10	1.00
Sep 2016	7	12	1.7	6	0.86
Sep 2015	14	18	1.3	14	1.00
Sep 2014	13	19	1.5	12	0.92

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 72% · Writing 94% · Maths 83% → all three 72% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard72%28th of 73 in Sunderland

Sunderland 68% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard72%

Sunderland 78% England 78%

Higher standard50%

Sunderland 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard94%

Sunderland 76% England 75%

Greater depth28%

Sunderland 16% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard83%

Sunderland 81% England 77%

Higher standard44%

Sunderland 25% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (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	72%	28%	107	107
2023/24	69%	13%	108	106
2022/23	69%	15%	107	107

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

East Rainton Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

1.4applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Houghton
1.5 km · Sunderland

2026

1.6applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Hetton Primary School
1.6 km · Sunderland

Remains Good2024

2.1applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Bernard Gilpin Primary School
2.1 km · Sunderland

Outstanding2022

1.8applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Eppleton Academy Primary School
2.1 km · Sunderland

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.3applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Hetton Lyons Primary School
2.2 km · Sunderland

2026

1.5applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
West Rainton Primary School
2.2 km · County Durham

Remains Good2023

1.4applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Gillas Lane Primary Academy
2.3 km · Sunderland

Remains Good2024

1.7applications per place 15%met the SATs standard
Dubmire Primary
2.4 km · Sunderland

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.5applications per place 63%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 108794 · 394/2104
Capacity: 136 pupils · 101 on roll
Free school meals: 28.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: School Road, East Rainton, Houghton le Spring, DH5 9RA
Local authority: Sunderland

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