Grangetown Primary School, Sunderland
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 years agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
This is a school where children enjoy a wealth of enriching experiences alongside their academic learning. The headteacher and team are deeply committed to developing the whole child - from literacy and numeracy to cultural awareness, sports, music and drama. Parents value the strong partnerships the school builds with families to support their children's progress and wellbeing.
Key Strengths
- Strong leadership with a clear focus on school improvement and monitoring pupils' progress
- Exciting, broad and balanced curriculum with enriching trips, workshops, and cultural experiences
- Excellent safeguarding arrangements with thorough staff training and rigorous checks
- Recent reading initiatives showing clear impact with pupils demonstrating improved comprehension skills
- Exemplary work with parents and families to support positive behaviour and learning
Areas for Improvement
- Teaching does not consistently challenge middle-ability and most able pupils to work at greater depth
- Boys make slower progress than girls, particularly in writing
- Rates of persistent absence remain above national levels
- Differences in progress and attainment of disadvantaged pupils need to be further reduced
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is extremely effective with all staff taking welfare responsibilities seriously, thorough training for staff and governors, rigorous checks on suitability of adults, and sensitive support for pupils' social and emotional wellbeing.
Extracurricular Activities
Trips to lighthouses, museums, wildfowl parks, country estates, dance festival rehearsals, swimming, circus skills, surfing, football, gymnastics, drama workshops, film workshops, literary workshops, musical tuition, e-twinning with European school, partner school links in Nepal and China
Grangetown Primary School is a good school where the headteacher and his team have created a clear sense of moral purpose with good teaching and robust systems, resulting in good progress for most pupils and high standards of care.
At a Glance
38.5%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 55% to 80%. Maths has improved from 64% to 77%. Writing has remained stable at around 67%.
Class Sizes
21.7
Avg class size
23.6
Infant (KS1)
21.5
KS2
13
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
96%
Near capacity
302 pupils
315 capacity
13 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Sunderland
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Sunderland
Admissions Demand - Sunderland
Places available
3,460
Applications
2,785
Got 1st preference
95.4%
Got preferred school
98.8%
Primary admissions across Sunderland (2025/26)
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
7.30506%
Overall absence
22.06573%
Persistent absence
213
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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