Hylton Castle Primary School
Primary schoolHylton Castle Primary School is a primary school in Sunderland, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 229 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, July 2022
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 6 July 2022
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 43% of pupils at Hylton Castle Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 66% in Sunderland and 62% in England.
0% 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 | 43% | 66% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 11% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102 | 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
In a straight line- Trinity Academy New BridgeSpecial. Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade100 m
- Bexhill AcademyPrimary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)460 m
- Town End AcademyPrimary. Standards maintained, April 2025. 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)730 m
- Castle View Enterprise AcademySecondary. Good (overall), June 2023. Attainment 8 of 43.1 (2025/26, provisional)830 m
- St John Bosco Catholic Primary School, Town End Farm, SunderlandPrimary. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade. 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)900 m
- Castletown Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), March 2022. 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Sunderland
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).