Primary
South Hylton Primary Academy
Union Street, South Hylton, Sunderland, SR4 0LS
Key facts
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 252 of 300 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.6
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- Nursery
- Yes
- Trust
- THE LAIDLAW SCHOOLS TRUST
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 15.2
- All staff (FTE)
- 24.8
- Pupils per adult
- 10.2
- Pupils
- 252
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected December 2025
- AchievementExpected standard
- Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- Early yearsExpected standard
- InclusionExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
September 2021
Ungraded inspection
Good
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SATs results
69%
2 points above the Sunderland average (67% across 75 schools)
106.0
0.3 above the Sunderland average (105.7 across 75 schools)
61st of 75 by our score, among the primary schools in Sunderland we can score - 87 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Average maths score | 104 |
| Average reading score | 106 |
| Reading, writing and maths | 69% |
| Working at a higher standard | 14% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time3 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 79% |
| 23/24 | 61% |
| 24/25 | 69% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 106.0 |
| 23/24 | 103.0 |
| 24/25 | 106.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 108.0 |
| 23/24 | 102.0 |
| 24/25 | 104.0 |
Union Street, South Hylton, Sunderland, SR4 0LS
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
Sunderland admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Christopher Mitchinson
- Address
- Union Street, South Hylton, Sunderland, SR4 0LS
- Telephone
- 01915634180