Broadway Junior School, Sunderland

From the headteacher's welcome: "If you are considering our school for your child/ren, I hope the detail gives you a flavour of our wonderful school which is filled with happy, hardworking pupils. They are taught by our dedicated, longstanding team."

The school runs after-school care.

In 2025, 67% of Year 6 pupils at Broadway Junior School reached the expected standard in reading and 74% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 78% in Sunderland and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 75% in reading and 81% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

Across Sunderland, 95% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 98% were offered one of the schools they named.

In 2026, families in Sunderland lodged 42 appeals against primary school offers; 33 reached a hearing and 15 succeeded (45.5% of those heard).

The nearest other state primary schools to Broadway Junior School are St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland (0.2 miles, 78% reading, 81% maths); St Anne's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 93% reading, 93% maths); Highfield Academy (0.7 miles, Good, 84% reading, 82% maths); and Barnes Junior School (0.7 miles, Good, 60% reading, 47% maths).

Broadway Junior School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

52.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 56 pupils (24.7%) received SEN support and 3 (1.3%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a moderate learning difficulty.

Broadway Junior School had 15 teachers in 2026, one for every 16 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest tram or metro stop is South Hylton (Tyne and Wear Metro Station), about 1 mile away in a straight line.

21 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Broadway Junior School (e-bound), 30 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 275 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, criminal damage and arson and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Sunderland (148), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Broadway Junior School issued 16 suspensions, 6.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The secondary schools closest to Broadway Junior School are Christ's College (0.3 miles), Sandhill View Academy (0.4 miles), Academy 360 (0.6 miles) and Farringdon Community Academy (1.5 miles).