Academy converter · Sunderland

Eppleton Academy Primary School

3–11Ages
208Pupils
PrimaryPhase
138213URN

Church Road, Hetton-le-Hole, Houghton le Spring, DH5 9AJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.3per place

close to Sunderland median (1.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Sunderland

40 applications for 30 places · 54th of 73 in Sunderland

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

62%met the expected standard

Sunderland 68% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 24 September 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
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

1.3applications per place, Reception

close to Sunderland median (1.5) 0.9 below England median (2.2)

40 applications · 30 places offered · 28 named it first

2026 1.3; Sunderland median median 1.5
2025 1.7; Sunderland median median 1.6
2024 1.6; Sunderland median median 1.6
2023 1.7; Sunderland median median 1.5
2022 1.6; Sunderland median median 1.6
2021 1.8; Sunderland median median 1.6
2020 1.8; Sunderland median median 2.1
2019 2.7; Sunderland median median 2.0
2018 2.3; Sunderland median median 2.0
2017 2.5; Sunderland median median 2.0
2016 2.5; Sunderland median median 2.1
2015 2.9; Sunderland median median 1.9
2014 2.1; 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	30	40	1.3	28	0.93
Sep 2025	30	50	1.7	27	0.90
Sep 2024	30	49	1.6	31	1.03
Sep 2023	14	24	1.7	14	1.00
Sep 2022	21	34	1.6	21	1.00
Sep 2021	25	45	1.8	25	1.00
Sep 2020	30	53	1.8	31	1.03
Sep 2019	20	53	2.7	19	0.95
Sep 2018	22	50	2.3	19	0.86
Sep 2017	21	53	2.5	19	0.90
Sep 2016	17	43	2.5	15	0.88
Sep 2015	10	29	2.9	10	1.00
Sep 2014	19	40	2.1	19	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 73% · Writing 65% · Maths 77% → all three 62% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard62%50th of 73 in Sunderland

Sunderland 68% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard73%

Sunderland 78% England 78%

Higher standard19%

Sunderland 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard65%

Sunderland 76% England 75%

Greater depth8%

Sunderland 16% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard77%

Sunderland 81% England 77%

Higher standard23%

Sunderland 25% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	62%	4%	103	104
2023/24	58%	12%	102	104
2022/23	52%	0%	101	99

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

Eppleton Academy Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.3applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Gillas Lane Primary Academy
0.9 km · Sunderland

Remains Good2024

1.7applications per place 15%met the SATs standard
Bernard Gilpin Primary School
1.4 km · Sunderland

Outstanding2022

1.8applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Houghton
1.4 km · Sunderland

2026

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

Remains Good2024

2.1applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Hetton Lyons Primary School
1.8 km · Sunderland

2026

1.5applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
East Rainton Primary School
2.1 km · Sunderland

Remains Good2023

1.4applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Burnside Academy Inspires
2.4 km · Sunderland

Standards maintained2024

2.1applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Newbottle Primary Academy
2.9 km · Sunderland

2026

1.6applications 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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 138213 · 394/2107
Trust: Eppleton Academy Primary School
Capacity: 210 pupils · 208 on roll
Free school meals: 31.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 June 2012
Replaced: Eppleton Primary School (URN 108796)
Address: Church Road, Hetton-le-Hole, Houghton le Spring, DH5 9AJ
Local authority: Sunderland

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