Hylton Castle Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodCommunity school · Primary
Sunderland · SR5 3RE · Sunderland
Ages 3–11
- KS245%
- Absence6.5%
- FSM52.5%
- Demand1.13
0.1 miles away
OpenOfsted: Not judgedURN 146640
Trinity Academy New Bridge
Academy special sponsor led · Sunderland · SR5 3NF
Ages 11–19 · 128 pupils · Sunderland
Ofsted
Not judged
Attainment 8
3.3
Overall absence
45.9%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Not judged
Inspection date
2025-07-01
- Overall effectiveness
- Not judged
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Progress 8-2.34
−20+2
Attainment 83.3
English & maths grade 5+0%
English & maths grade 4+0%
EBacc entry0%
EBacc APS: 0.1
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence45.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)84.7%
Unauthorised28.5%
- Authorised absence
- 17.4%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 44.5%
- Enrolments in measure
- 137
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill91%
128 pupils · 140 places
- Pupils on roll
- 128
- Boys / girls
- 109 / 19
- School capacity
- 140
- Capacity fill
- 128 / 140 (91%)
- Free school meals
- 74.2%
- FSM pupils
- 95
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy special sponsor led
Age range
Ages 11–19
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
3 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Governance
- Academy trust: TRINITY ACADEMY NEWCASTLE
- Academy trust
- TRINITY ACADEMY NEWCASTLE
- Sponsor
- Trinity Academy Newcastle
- Headteacher
- Mr Alan Carter
Location
- Address
- Craigshaw Road
- Postcode
- SR5 3NF
- Town
- Sunderland
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- District
- Sunderland
- Constituency
- Washington and Gateshead South
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy special sponsor led, Ages 11–19, in Sunderland, Sunderland, 128 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, academy, special school. Free school meals: 74.2%.
Nearby schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Bexhill Academy
Ofsted: OutstandingAcademy converter · Primary
Sunderland · SR5 4PJ · Sunderland
Ages 2–11
- KS282%
- Absence6.3%
- FSM46.5%
- Demand1.00
0.2 miles away
Town End Academy
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Sunderland · SR5 4NX · Sunderland
Ages 2–11
- KS263%
- Absence4.9%
- FSM48.4%
- Demand1.00
0.4 miles away
St John Bosco Catholic Primary School, Town End Farm, Sunderland
Ofsted: Not judgedAcademy converter · Primary
Sunderland · SR5 4JW · Sunderland
Ages 3–11
- KS261%
- Absence8.3%
- FSM25.3%
- Demand1.00
0.5 miles away
Castle View Enterprise Academy
Ofsted: GoodAcademy sponsor led · Secondary
Sunderland · SR5 3DX · Sunderland
Ages 11–16
- Att842.8
- P8-0.2
- EM5+41%
- Absence10.3%
0.5 miles away
Harry Watts Academy
Ofsted: OutstandingFree schools special
Sunderland · SR5 5JA · Sunderland
Ages 5–16
- KS20%
- Absence8.5%
- FSM50.3%
0.7 miles away
Castletown Primary School
Ofsted: GoodCommunity school · Primary
Sunderland · SR5 3EQ · Sunderland
Ages 3–11
- KS270%
- Absence5.6%
- FSM33.1%
- Demand0.98
0.8 miles away
Special post 16 institution
Sunderland · SR5 3RL · Sunderland
Ages 16–25
0.9 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Alan Carter
- Telephone
- 01912986950