Diamond Hall Junior Academy, Sunderland

In 2025, 80% of Year 6 pupils at Diamond Hall Junior Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 78% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 78% in Sunderland and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 71% in reading and 71% in maths in 2024.

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 Diamond Hall Junior Academy are Diamond Hall Infant Academy (under 0.1 miles, Good); St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland (under 0.1 miles, 100% reading, 93% maths); Barnes Infant Academy (0.7 miles, Good); and Barnes Junior School (0.7 miles, Good, 60% reading, 47% maths).

Diamond Hall Junior Academy's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 2 schools.

Diamond Hall Junior Academy is one of 15 schools run by North East Learning Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 73% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

43.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 46.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (43%), Asian (27%) and Black (18%).

In 2026, 91 pupils (28.4%) received SEN support and 9 (2.8%) 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 social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Millfield (Tyne and Wear Metro Station), about 530 metres away (roughly a 7-minute walk).

12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Hylton Road-Hume Street (e-bound), 240 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Diamond Hall Junior Academy stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 418 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Sunderland (148), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Diamond Hall Junior Academy issued 18 suspensions, 5.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The secondary schools closest to Diamond Hall Junior Academy are St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy (0.9 miles), Thornhill Academy (1 mile), St Aidan's Catholic Academy (1.3 miles) and Christ's College (1.3 miles).