Highfield Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Sunderland
Highfield Academy is a primary school in Sunderland for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 12 October 2022. Sunderland has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2025 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Fordfield Road, Ford Estate, Sunderland, SR4 0DA
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Sunderland
- Pupils on roll
- 443 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 42.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 12 October 2022
Strengths
- “Leaders are ambitious for pupils.”
- “Teachers push pupils to maximise their potential.”
- “Pupils step up to the challenge.”
To improve
- “In a minority of subjects, curriculum plans are less precise.”
- “Some plans do not clearly state when subject-specific knowledge, such as how historians use sources, should be taught by teachers.”
- “However, some pupils are still off school too often.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 November 2022 (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) | 82% | 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: 50 first-preference applications, 55 offers in total, 50 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
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- 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.
- St Anne's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Broadway Junior School 0.7 mi School remains Good
- Diamond Hall Infant Academy 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- South Hylton Primary Academy 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Diamond Hall Junior Academy 0.8 mi School remains Good
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland 0.8 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Castletown Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published