East Herrington Primary Academy

About East Herrington Primary Academy

East Herrington Primary Academy’s Key Stage 2 results comfortably outpace the Sunderland local authority average, marking it as a strong performer in the area. While the LA average for pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined sits at 67%, this school achieves 75%. That puts it 16th out of 73 primary schools in Sunderland, placing it in the top 25% nationally. The school also outperforms the LA average on individual subjects: 85% of pupils meet the expected standard in maths, 82% in reading and 89% in writing. At the higher standard, 11% of pupils achieve across all three subjects, with maths leading at 16%, followed by reading and writing both at 18%. These figures suggest a school that consistently delivers above the local norm, particularly in writing, where the gap between expected attainment and the LA average is widest.

The school’s most recent Ofsted inspection in October 2022 confirmed a Good rating across all five graded areas: quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. This is consistent with its previous inspection in 2014, which also rated overall effectiveness as Good. The average Key Stage 2 scaled scores sit at 105 for maths and 104 for reading, both above the national benchmark of 100. With 471 pupils on roll, the school is near capacity at 480, and it is clearly popular: for the 2025/26 academic year, there were 112 applications for 59 places, with 64 first-preference applications and an oversubscription ratio of 1.9. The school has a nursery provision and caters for children from age 3 to 11, with no religious character.

Facilities are notably broad for a primary school, including a library, sports hall, playing fields, ICT suite, music rooms, a sensory room and a forest school. There is also a chapel on site. Clubs range from book club and art club to coding, chess, gardening and science club, while sports offered include dance, athletics, tennis and rounders. The school’s SEND provisions cover moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, visual impairment, physical disability and autistic spectrum disorder. With 16.2% of pupils eligible for free school meals, the school serves a mixed catchment. This is a solid, well-resourced primary that suits families looking for strong academic outcomes above the local average, a wide range of enrichment activities and a clear track record of consistent leadership.

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