East Herrington Primary Academy
Balmoral Terrace, East Herrington, Sunderland, SR3 3PR
Headteacher: Mrs Nicola HairSchool website ↗Pupils: 471 (capacity: 480)Part of BALMORAL LEARNING TRUST
Ofsted Good
Inspected October 2022
Oversubscribed
92% of first-choice applicants offered a place
81%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected October 2022
92%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed
Latest data: 2024/25
Ofsted RatingInspected 11 October 2022Full report ↗
Good
From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.
Rated Good across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.
SATs Results (2024/25)
End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.
Reading, Writing & Maths combinedⓘReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
81.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)ⓘHigher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
11.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 84%·Writing 89%·Maths 90%→All three 81%
Reading
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75%
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Writing
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75%
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Maths
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75%
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Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average
How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)
This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
- How many places were offered?
- 59
- How many families wanted this school first?
- 64
- How many got their first choice?
- 59of 64 (92.2%)
- How many applied in total?
- 112
Pupils & Inclusion
Eligible for pupil premium
26.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageⓘEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
3.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportⓘSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
19.0%
Boys and girls
49%girls·51%boys
231 girls, 240 boys
Location
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Results Over Time
↑ Peaked at 85% (2017/18), currently 81%
* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.
Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.
View raw year-by-year data
| Year | Reading, Writing & Maths (expected %) | Exceeding expected (%) | Reading Progress | Writing Progress | Maths Progress |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 65.0% | 5.0% | +0.1 | +3.3 | +0.6 |
| 2016/17 | 84.0% | 21.0% | +2.1 | +1.7 | +2.6 |
| 2017/18 | 85.0% | 24.0% | +3.6 | +1.5 | +3.1 |
| 2018/19 | 83.0% | 20.0% | +1.5 | +1.9 | +0.6 |
| 2022/23 | 80.0% | 17.0% | +1.2 | +0.9 | +0.6 |
| 2023/24 | 75.0% | 11.0% | - | - | - |
| 2024/25 | 81.0% | 11.0% | - | - | - |