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Holley Park Academy

Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy

Ayton Road, Oxclose, Washington NE38 0LR · holleyparkacademy.co.uk · 0191 417 0303

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Overview

Ofsted
Remains Good
Ungraded inspection · Jun 2024
Key stage 2, 2024/25
74%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Sunderland 66%, England 62%
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
204
86% of 236 places
Local authority
Sunderland
Nursery class
Yes
Free school meals
10.8%
First language not English
6.4%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Northern Lights Learning Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 23 families put the school first and 23 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 24 (Places 25)24September 2023: 22 (Places 21)22September 2024: 17 (Places 18)17September 2025: 32 (Places 32)32September 2026: 23 (Places 23)23Places 23
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202623231100%
September 2025Sept 202532321100%
September 2024Sept 202418170.9100%
September 2023Sept 202321221▲95%
September 2022Sept 202225241100%

Results

In 2024/25, 74% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 16% the higher standard. Across Sunderland it was 66%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 68% (England 53%)68%2016/17: 74% (England 61%)74%2017/18: 90% (England 64%)90%2018/19: 71% (England 65%)71%2022/23: 72% (England 60%)72%2023/24: 50% (England 61%)50%2024/25: 74% (England 62%)74%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▲74%62%
▲16%8%
Average scaled score
●106106
●107105
●106105

Ofsted

At an ungraded inspection on 5 June 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Holley Park Academy was: School remains Good.

Outcome
Remains Good
Inspected
4 Jun 2024
Ungraded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Dec 2018

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Dec 2018Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Mar 2015Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood
  • Dec 2009Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood

What parents said

63% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (82 replies, to 7 April 2025).

Recommend
63%
Replies
82
35% · 7 Apr 2025
Child is happy at school▼82% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▼82% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼66% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼73% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼82% agreeEngland 88%
Told what child will learn▼73% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▼78% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼88% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▼85% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▼63% agreeEngland 80%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼51% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 71% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼30% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 44% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼35% agreeEngland 68%

based on 17 parents (21%) with SEND

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