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East Herrington Primary Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Balmoral Terrace, East Herrington, Sunderland SR3 3PR · ehpa.co.uk · 0191 563 4243
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 81%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Sunderland 66%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 476
- 99% of 480 places
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 15.3%
- First language not English
- 0.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 63 families put the school first and 59 places were offered; 94% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 59 | 63 | 1.1▲ | 94% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 59 | 64 | 1.1▲ | 92% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 59 | 60 | 1▲ | 98% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 57 | 1 | 96% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 61 | 67 | 1.1▲ | 91% |
Results
In 2024/25, 81% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 11% the higher standard. Across Sunderland it was 66%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲81% | 62% | ||
| ▲11% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
East Herrington Primary Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 11 October 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 11 Oct 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Improving, ungraded inspection, Feb 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Feb 2019Ungraded inspectionImproving
Safeguarding Effective Nov 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Jan 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
99% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (77 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 99%
- Replies
- 77
- 16% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 68% who raised concerns
based on the 18% who had a child bullied
based on 11 parents (14%) with SEND