Academy converter · Sunderland

Holley Park Academy

3–11Ages
204Pupils
PrimaryPhase
138534URN

Ayton Road, Oxclose, Washington, NE38 0LR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodMar 2015

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jun 2024

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

close to Sunderland median (1.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

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37 applications for 23 places · 32nd of 73 in Sunderland

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

74%met the expected standard

Sunderland 68% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodMar 2015

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jun 2024

Inspection history

5 June 2024
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
10 March 2015
Graded inspection: Good

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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

1.6applications per place, Reception

close to Sunderland median (1.5) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

37 applications · 23 places offered · 23 named it first

2026 1.6; Sunderland median median 1.5
2025 1.7; Sunderland median median 1.6
2024 2.3; Sunderland median median 1.6
2023 2.0; Sunderland median median 1.5
2022 1.6; Sunderland median median 1.6
2021 1.7; Sunderland median median 1.6
2020 2.4; Sunderland median median 2.1
2019 2.2; Sunderland median median 2.0
2018 2.8; Sunderland median median 2.0
2017 2.2; Sunderland median median 2.0
2016 2.2; Sunderland median median 2.1
2015 2.0; Sunderland median median 1.9
2014 2.1; Sunderland median median 1.8

More applications per place than the Sunderland median in 12 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	23	37	1.6	23	1.00
Sep 2025	32	53	1.7	32	1.00
Sep 2024	18	42	2.3	17	0.94
Sep 2023	21	42	2.0	22	1.05
Sep 2022	25	39	1.6	24	0.96
Sep 2021	35	61	1.7	45	1.29
Sep 2020	35	83	2.4	40	1.14
Sep 2019	27	58	2.2	26	0.96
Sep 2018	27	75	2.8	27	1.00
Sep 2017	34	74	2.2	34	1.00
Sep 2016	35	76	2.2	32	0.91
Sep 2015	35	70	2.0	32	0.91
Sep 2014	35	74	2.1	33	0.94

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 77% · Writing 87% · Maths 84% → all three 74% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard74%25th of 73 in Sunderland

Sunderland 68% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard77%

Sunderland 78% England 78%

Higher standard32%

Sunderland 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard87%

Sunderland 76% England 75%

Greater depth26%

Sunderland 16% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard84%

Sunderland 81% England 77%

Higher standard35%

Sunderland 25% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (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	74%	16%	106	107
2023/24	50%	12%	104	102
2022/23	72%	5%	107	105

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

Holley Park AcademyThis school
This school

Remains Good2024

1.6applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Lambton Primary School
0.5 km · Sunderland

Remains Good2024

1.6applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Oxclose Primary Academy
0.6 km · Sunderland

Good2022

1.6applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
St John Boste Catholic Primary School, Washington
0.8 km · Sunderland

Outstanding2024

2.0applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Blackfell Primary School
1.2 km · Sunderland

2026

1.5applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Portobello Primary School
1.4 km · Gateshead

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Ravensworth Terrace Primary School
1.4 km · Gateshead

Good2024

2.2applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Biddick Primary School
1.6 km · Sunderland

Standards maintained2024

2.1applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Rickleton Primary School
1.7 km · Sunderland

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 89%met the SATs standard

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 138534 · 394/2163
Trust: Northern Lights Learning Trust
Capacity: 236 pupils · 204 on roll
Free school meals: 10.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 August 2012
Replaced: Holley Park Primary School (URN 108820)
Address: Ayton Road, Oxclose, Washington, NE38 0LR
Local authority: Sunderland

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