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East Herrington Primary Academy

3–11Ages
476Pupils
PrimaryPhase
138331URN

Balmoral Terrace, East Herrington, Sunderland, SR3 3PR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

0.5 above Sunderland median (1.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

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122 applications for 59 places · 11th of 73 in Sunderland

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

81%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 · 11 October 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
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

2.1applications per place, Reception

0.5 above Sunderland median (1.5) close to England median (2.2)

122 applications · 59 places offered · 63 named it first

2026 2.1; Sunderland median median 1.5
2025 1.9; Sunderland median median 1.6
2024 1.8; Sunderland median median 1.6
2023 1.8; Sunderland median median 1.5
2022 1.8; Sunderland median median 1.6
2021 1.9; Sunderland median median 1.6
2020 2.9; Sunderland median median 2.1
2019 2.3; Sunderland median median 2.0
2018 2.5; Sunderland median median 2.0
2017 2.8; Sunderland median median 2.0
2016 2.6; Sunderland median median 2.1
2015 2.4; Sunderland median median 1.9
2014 2.2; Sunderland median median 1.8

More applications per place than the Sunderland median in 13 of 13 years.

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	59	122	2.1	63	1.07
Sep 2025	59	112	1.9	64	1.08
Sep 2024	59	103	1.8	60	1.02
Sep 2023	60	108	1.8	57	0.95
Sep 2022	61	111	1.8	67	1.10
Sep 2021	50	93	1.9	47	0.94
Sep 2020	60	175	2.9	64	1.07
Sep 2019	60	137	2.3	67	1.12
Sep 2018	60	147	2.5	74	1.23
Sep 2017	50	139	2.8	50	1.00
Sep 2016	60	153	2.6	67	1.12
Sep 2015	59	141	2.4	64	1.08
Sep 2014	59	132	2.2	60	1.02

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 84% · Writing 89% · Maths 90% → all three 81% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard81%13th of 73 in Sunderland

Sunderland 68% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard84%

Sunderland 78% England 78%

Higher standard39%

Sunderland 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard89%

Sunderland 76% England 75%

Greater depth19%

Sunderland 16% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard90%

Sunderland 81% England 77%

Higher standard31%

Sunderland 25% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

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Sunderland median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	81%	11%	106	108
2023/24	75%	11%	104	105
2022/23	80%	17%	108	106

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 Herrington Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Good2022

2.1applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Hasting Hill Academy
1.0 km · Sunderland

Good2023

1.2applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Farringdon Academy
1.0 km · Sunderland

2026

1.1applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Benedict Biscop Church of England Academy
1.1 km · Sunderland

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.6applications per place 97%met the SATs standard
Thorney Close Primary School
1.5 km · Sunderland

Good2023

1.4applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Grindon Infant School
2.0 km · Sunderland

2026

1.2applications per place
Mill Hill Primary School
2.2 km · Sunderland

Remains Good2024

2.3applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland
2.3 km · Sunderland

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.8applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
New Silksworth Academy Infant
2.5 km · Sunderland

Remains Good · improving2024

1.4applications per place

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: 138331 · 394/2091
Trust: Tyne and Wear Learning Trust
Capacity: 480 pupils · 476 on roll
Free school meals: 15.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 July 2012
Replaced: East Herrington Primary School (URN 108785)
Address: Balmoral Terrace, East Herrington, Sunderland, SR3 3PR
Local authority: Sunderland

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