Community school · Sunderland

Hylton Castle Primary School

3–11Ages
229Pupils
PrimaryPhase
108832URN

Caithness Road, Hylton Castle, Sunderland, SR5 3RE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodFeb 2012

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jul 2022

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

close to Sunderland median (1.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Sunderland

42 applications for 29 places · 43rd of 73 in Sunderland

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

43%met the expected standard

Sunderland 68% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodFeb 2012

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jul 2022

Inspection history

6 July 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
1 February 2012
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

1.5applications per place, Reception

close to Sunderland median (1.5) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

42 applications · 29 places offered · 29 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.5; Sunderland median median 1.5
2025 1.4; Sunderland median median 1.6
2024 1.6; Sunderland median median 1.6
2023 1.4; Sunderland median median 1.5
2022 1.7; Sunderland median median 1.6
2021 2.0; Sunderland median median 1.6
2020 3.1; Sunderland median median 2.1
2019 2.7; Sunderland median median 2.0
2018 2.4; Sunderland median median 2.0
2017 3.3; Sunderland median median 2.0
2016 2.4; Sunderland median median 2.1
2015 2.3; Sunderland median median 1.9
2014 1.7; 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	29	42	1.5	29	1.00
Sep 2025	30	43	1.4	35	1.17
Sep 2024	30	47	1.6	34	1.13
Sep 2023	30	41	1.4	32	1.07
Sep 2022	30	51	1.7	36	1.20
Sep 2021	30	59	2.0	37	1.23
Sep 2020	26	80	3.1	26	1.00
Sep 2019	30	80	2.7	41	1.37
Sep 2018	29	69	2.4	29	1.00
Sep 2017	24	79	3.3	24	1.00
Sep 2016	30	71	2.4	31	1.03
Sep 2015	21	49	2.3	20	0.95
Sep 2014	29	49	1.7	32	1.10

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 67% · Writing 63% · Maths 63% → all three 43% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard43%67th of 73 in Sunderland

Sunderland 68% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard67%

Sunderland 78% England 78%

Higher standard20%

Sunderland 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard63%

Sunderland 76% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Sunderland 16% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard63%

Sunderland 81% England 77%

Higher standard10%

Sunderland 25% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (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	43%	0%	102	102
2023/24	45%	0%	103	100
2022/23	41%	0%	103	102

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

Hylton Castle Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2022

1.5applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Bexhill Academy
0.5 km · Sunderland

2026

1.6applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Town End Academy
0.7 km · Sunderland

Standards maintained2025

1.6applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
St John Bosco Catholic Primary School, Town End Farm, Sunderland
0.9 km · Sunderland

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.2applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Castletown Primary School
1.2 km · Sunderland

Good2022

1.5applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Northern Saints Church of England Academy
1.7 km · Sunderland

2026

1.1applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
South Hylton Primary Academy
2.3 km · Sunderland

2025

1.7applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Willow Wood Community Primary School
2.5 km · Sunderland

Good2023

2.2applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, Sunderland
2.5 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

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School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 108832 · 394/2178
Capacity: 240 pupils · 229 on roll
Free school meals: 52.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Caithness Road, Hylton Castle, Sunderland, SR5 3RE
Local authority: Sunderland

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