Best Primary Schools in Sunderland
We checked all 50 primary schools in Sunderland and list every one: 41 ranked, then 9 without a rank.
- Schools checked
- 50
- Ranked
- 41
- Without a rank
- 9
Ranks combine 2024/25 SATs results, worth 60% of each school's score, with the latest Ofsted outcome, worth 40%, as how we rank schools sets out. Rank 1 is the highest score in Sunderland. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.
Sunderland also has 15 secondary schools, ranked on GCSE results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in Sunderland. Sunderland also has rankings for Washington.
Ranked primary schools in Sunderland
Rank 1
Benedict Biscop Church of England Academy
Ofsted judgements: Outstanding- Expected standard
- 97%
- Higher standard
- 33%
Rank 2
St Paul's CofE Primary School
Ofsted: Outstanding- Expected standard
- 88%
- Higher standard
- 19%
Rank 3
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 95%
- Higher standard
- 31%
Rank 4
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 90%
- Higher standard
- 28%
Rank 5
Fulwell Junior School
Report card: Strong standard to exceptional- Expected standard
- 78%
- Higher standard
- 17%
Rank 6
St Leonard's Catholic Primary School, Silksworth
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 85%
- Higher standard
- 24%
Rank 7
Bexhill Academy
Ofsted: Outstanding- Expected standard
- 78%
- Higher standard
- 14%
Rank 8
Highfield Academy
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 82%
- Higher standard
- 26%
Rank 9
Valley Road Academy
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 85%
- Higher standard
- 15%
Rank 10
- Expected standard
- 83%
- Higher standard
- 17%
Rank 11
Hill View Junior Academy
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 81%
- Higher standard
- 21%
Rank 12
Cleadon Church of England Academy
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 79%
- Higher standard
- 18%
Rank 13
East Herrington Primary Academy
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 81%
- Higher standard
- 11%
Rank 14
Seaburn Dene Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 80%
- Higher standard
- 8%
Rank 15
Mill Hill Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 79%
- Higher standard
- 7%
Rank 16
Marsden Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 67%
- Higher standard
- 15%
Rank 17
Hudson Road Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 68%
- Higher standard
- 12%
Rank 18
Northern Saints Church of England Academy
Report card: Expected standard to strong standard- Expected standard
- 68%
- Higher standard
- 11%
Rank 19
Willow Wood Community Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 75%
- Higher standard
- 9%
Rank 20
Redby Academy
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 70%
- Higher standard
- 13%
Rank 21
Castletown Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 76%
- Higher standard
- 9%
Rank 22
South Hylton Primary Academy
Report card: Expected standard- Expected standard
- 69%
- Higher standard
- 14%
Rank 23
- Expected standard
- 78%
- Higher standard
- 7%
Rank 24
Ryhope Junior School
Report card: Expected standard to strong standard- Expected standard
- 67%
- Higher standard
- 8%
Rank 25
St John Bosco Catholic Primary School, Town End Farm, Sunderland
Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding- Expected standard
- 54%
- Higher standard
- 11%
Rank 26
Diamond Hall Junior Academy
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 68%
- Higher standard
- 9%
Rank 26
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland
Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding- Expected standard
- 74%
- Higher standard
- 7%
Rank 28
- Expected standard
- 68%
- Higher standard
- 11%
Rank 29
Plains Farm Academy
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 65%
- Higher standard
- 9%
Rank 30
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Ryhope
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 58%
- Higher standard
- 11%
Rank 31
Thorney Close Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 63%
- Higher standard
- 7%
Rank 32
Richard Avenue Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 64%
- Higher standard
- 8%
Rank 33
Grangetown Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 63%
- Higher standard
- 0%
Rank 34
Farringdon Academy
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 60%
- Higher standard
- 3%
Rank 35
Town End Academy
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 54%
- Higher standard
- 4%
Rank 36
Broadway Junior School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 55%
- Higher standard
- 5%
Rank 37
Hasting Hill Academy
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 55%
- Higher standard
- 0%
Rank 38
New Silksworth Academy Junior
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 51%
- Higher standard
- 0%
Rank 39
Hylton Castle Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 43%
- Higher standard
- 0%
Rank 40
Barnes Junior School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 38%
- Higher standard
- 1%
Rank 41
Grange Park Primary School
Ofsted: Good- Expected standard
- 39%
- Higher standard
- 0%
Primary schools in Sunderland without a rank
Barnes Infant Academy
Report card: Expected standardDame Dorothy Primary School
Ofsted: GoodDiamond Hall Infant Academy
Ofsted judgements: GoodFulwell Infant School Academy
Ofsted judgements: GoodGrindon Infant School
Report card: Needs attention to expected standardHill View Infant Academy
Ofsted: GoodNew Silksworth Academy Infant
Ofsted: GoodRyhope Infant School Academy
Ofsted: GoodWhitburn Village Primary School
Ofsted: Good