Mill Hill Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 5–11 · Sunderland
Mill Hill Primary School is a primary school in Sunderland for ages 5–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 25 January 2024. Sunderland has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2025 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Torphin Hill Drive, Sunderland, SR3 2PJ
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Sunderland
- Pupils on roll
- 434 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 15.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 25 January 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils at Mill Hill Primary School are happy and motivated to try their best.”
- “The school has created a culture of high expectations in which pupils’ achievements are promoted and celebrated.”
- “The school’s values of ‘ready, respect and safe’ are embedded into school life.”
To improve
- “In some subjects, however, such curriculum refinements are fairly new, and there has not yet been enough time for these subjects to be fully embedded.”
- “However, for a few older pupils, some historical gaps in their phonetic ability remain.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 February 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 79% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 66 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 52 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2024 to 2025, as Sunderland published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Sunderland.
- New Silksworth Academy Infant 0.6 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- New Silksworth Academy Junior 0.6 mi School remains Good
- St Leonard's Catholic Primary School, Silksworth 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Benedict Biscop Church of England Academy 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Farringdon Academy 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- East Herrington Primary Academy 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Ryhope Infant School Academy 1.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Ryhope Junior School 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade