Grange Park Primary School

About Grange Park Primary School

Grange Park Primary School sits within the Sunderland local authority, a mixed state primary for children aged 3 to 11. In the most recent local rankings, it placed 64th out of 73 primary schools in the area, placing it in the bottom half of Sunderland’s schools. The top-performing peers nearby include St Leonard's Catholic Primary School, Silksworth, St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland, and Benedict Biscop Church of England Academy, all of which scored significantly higher on the same ranking metric. The nearest school rated Outstanding by Ofsted is Fulwell Junior School, about 1.5 kilometres away. Grange Park itself was rated Good in its most recent graded inspection in November 2023, a change from its previous Outstanding rating in 2011. The school’s headteacher is Danielle Conneely, and it has no religious character. With 225 pupils on roll against a capacity of 249, the school is not at full capacity, and 46.4 per cent of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the national average.

Academically, Grange Park’s Key Stage 2 results for the 2023/24 academic year show that 55 per cent of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined. This is below the Sunderland local authority average of 67 per cent. In reading, 66 per cent of pupils reached the expected standard, with 7 per cent achieving a higher standard. Maths saw 66 per cent at the expected level and 14 per cent at the higher standard, while writing had 59 per cent at the expected level and 7 per cent at the higher standard. The average maths score was 103, and the average reading score was 101. No progress scores are available for reading, writing or maths. The school’s Ofsted breakdown shows strengths in personal development and behaviour and attitudes, both rated Outstanding, while quality of education, early years provision, and leadership and management are all rated Good. The school does not have a sixth form and is not a boarding school.

Grange Park offers a range of facilities including music rooms, a sports hall, art studios, playing fields, a library, a sensory room and a chapel. Sports on offer include dance, athletics, tennis and netball, and there are clubs for gardening, art, book club and chess. The school provides nursery provision for younger children. Its SEND provisions cover a wide range of needs, including moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health, speech, language and communication, hearing impairment, multi-sensory impairment, physical disability, autistic spectrum disorder, and other difficulty or disability. For the 2025/26 admissions cycle, the school was oversubscribed, with 35 total applications for 23 places and 21 first-preference offers made, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1.52. This suggests it is a popular choice locally, particularly for families who value its strong pastoral care and inclusive SEND support, though its academic results sit below the LA average.

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