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Mill Hill Primary School

Community school · Sunderland · SR3 2PJ

Ages 5–11 · 434 pupils · Sunderland

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Ofsted

School remains Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

83%

Overall absence

4.5%

Admissions demand

0.92 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

School remains Good

Inspection date

2024-02-18

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)83%
Higher standard (RWM)7%
Avg scaled score — reading
108.0
Avg scaled score — maths
107.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
109.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.5%
Persistent absence (10%+)5.8%
Unauthorised2.2%
Authorised absence
2.3%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
359

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.92 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

54

Places offered

59

1st-preference offers

54

Total preferences (any rank)
100
Preferred offers (top 3)
59
Applications from outside LA
1
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill103%

434 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
434
Boys / girls
215 / 219
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
434 / 420 (103%)
Free school meals
15.4%
FSM pupils
67
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 5–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Lindsay Errington

Location

Address
Torphin Hill Drive
Postcode
SR3 2PJ
Town
Sunderland
Local authority
Sunderland
District
Sunderland
Constituency
Houghton and Sunderland South
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

SEN & specialist provision

As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

SEN types
ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Special classes
No Special Classes
Resourced provision
Resourced provision
Resourced places
16 on roll / 16 capacity

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 5–11, in Sunderland, Sunderland, 434 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 15.4%. SEN provision includes: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder.

Open schools in Sunderland
81
Primary schools in Sunderland
50
Academies among open schools in Sunderland
59% (48)
Open schools in SR3
18
Primary in SR3
10
Open schools in Sunderland LA
125
Primary in Sunderland LA
81

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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    • FSM28.9%
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    • Absence8.2%
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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Lindsay Errington
Telephone
01916075695
Website
www.millhillprimaryschool.co.uk/

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