# Highfield Academy

Highfield Academy is a primary school in Sunderland, for pupils aged 2 to 11.

It had 443 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E144219. [Sunderland](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 2 to 11
- Pupils: 443
- Council: Sunderland
- URN: 144219

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, October 2022
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 12 October 2022
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 82% of pupils at Highfield Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 66% in Sunderland and 62% in England.
26% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Sunderland | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 82% | 66% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 26% | 11% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107 | 105 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [North View Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/north-view-academy-e141153): 590 m. Special. School remains Good, November 2023
- [St Anne's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-annes-roman-catholic-voluntary-aided-primary-school-e108843): 880 m. Primary. School remains Good, November 2022. 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Christ's College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/christs-college-e138567): 1 km. All-through. Good (overall), October 2023. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Pennywell Early Years Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pennywell-early-years-centre-e108753): 1.1 km. Nursery. Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade
- [Academy 360](https://openindex.co.uk/school/academy-360-e145477): 1.1 km. All-through. Good (overall), May 2022. 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Broadway Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/broadway-junior-school-e108757): 1.1 km. Primary. School remains Good, October 2023. 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/144219)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/144219)

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