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Children in Sunderland
How children here are doing, from the 2-year check to the end of primary school, set against England as a whole.
Health and early years
At a glance
| Measure | Sunderland | England |
|---|---|---|
| On track in all five areas at the 2 to 2½ year review 2024/25 higher | 83.1% | 81.4% |
| Good level of development at the end of Reception 2024/25 similar | 67.3% | 68.3% |
| Phonics check met in Year 1 2024/25 lower | 76.7% | 79.8% |
| Reception children living with obesity 2024/25 higher | 13.3% | 10.5% |
| Year 6 children living with obesity 2024/25 higher | 27.1% | 22.2% |
| MMR first dose by age 2 2024/25 higher | 96.2% | 88.9% |
| MMR two doses by age 5 2024/25 higher | 92.7% | 83.7% |
| 5-year-olds with visible tooth decay 2023/24 higher | 27.2% | 22.4% |
| Babies breastfed at 6 to 8 weeks 2024/25 lower | 37.3% | 55.6% |
| Primary pupils persistently absent 2024/25 higher | 13.6% | 13.0% |
| Children in relative low-income families (under 16) 2024/25 higher | 25.7% | 19.8% |
“Higher” or “lower” means the difference from England is bigger than the margin of error; “similar” means it isn’t. These are figures for all children in the council area, not for any one school or child.
End of primary school
Year 6 reading, writing and maths
| Year | Sunderland | England |
|---|---|---|
| 2018/19 | 67% | 65% |
| 2021/22 | 61% | 59% |
| 2022/23 | 62% | 60% |
| 2023/24 | 65% | 61% |
| 2024/25 | 66% | 63% |
| 2025/26 | 67% | 63% |
Share of pupils in state-funded schools meeting the expected standard in all three. 2025/26 figures are provisional. There were no tests in 2019/20 or 2020/21.
Schools
Primary schools in Sunderland
83 schools
- Academy 360 Sunderland
- Albany Village Primary School Washington
- Barmston Village Primary School Washington
- Barnes Infant Academy Sunderland
- Barnes Junior School Sunderland
- Barnwell Academy Houghton le Spring
- Benedict Biscop Church of England Academy Sunderland
- Bernard Gilpin Primary School Houghton le Spring
- Bexhill Academy Sunderland
- Biddick Primary School Washington
- Blackfell Primary School Washington
- Broadway Junior School Sunderland
- Burnside Academy Inspires Houghton le Spring
- Castletown Primary School Sunderland
- Christ's College Sunderland
- Dame Dorothy Primary School Sunderland
- Diamond Hall Infant Academy Sunderland
- Diamond Hall Junior Academy Sunderland
- Dubmire Primary Houghton le Spring
- Easington Lane Primary School Houghton le Spring
- East Herrington Primary Academy Sunderland
- East Rainton Primary School Houghton le Spring
- English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, Sunderland Sunderland
- Eppleton Academy Primary School Houghton le Spring
- Farringdon Academy Sunderland
- Fatfield Academy Washington
- Fulwell Infant School Academy Sunderland
- Fulwell Junior School Sunderland
- George Washington Primary School Washington
- Gillas Lane Primary Academy Houghton le Spring
- Grange Park Primary School Sunderland
- Grangetown Primary School Sunderland
- Grindon Infant School Sunderland
- Hasting Hill Academy Sunderland
- Hetton Lyons Primary School Houghton le Spring
- Hetton Primary School Houghton le Spring
- Highfield Academy Sunderland
- Hill View Infant Academy Sunderland
- Hill View Junior Academy Sunderland
- Holley Park Academy Washington
- Hudson Road Primary School Sunderland
- Hylton Castle Primary School Sunderland
- John F Kennedy Primary School Washington
- Lambton Primary School Washington
- Marlborough Primary School Washington
- Mill Hill Primary School Sunderland
- New Penshaw Academy Houghton le Spring
- New Silksworth Academy Infant Sunderland
- New Silksworth Academy Junior Sunderland
- Newbottle Primary Academy Houghton le Spring
- Northern Saints Church of England Academy Sunderland
- Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School, Penshaw Houghton le Spring
- Oxclose Primary Academy Washington
- Plains Farm Academy Sunderland
- Redby Academy Sunderland
- Richard Avenue Primary School Sunderland
- Rickleton Primary School Washington
- Ryhope Infant School Academy Sunderland
- Ryhope Junior School Sunderland
- Seaburn Dene Primary School Sunderland
- Shiney Row Primary School Houghton le Spring
- South Hylton Primary Academy Sunderland
- Southwick Community Primary School Southwick
- Springwell Village Primary School Gateshead
- St Anne's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School Sunderland
- St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Washington Washington
- St Benet's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School Sunderland
- St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland Sunderland
- St John Bosco Catholic Primary School, Town End Farm, Sunderland Sunderland
- St John Boste Catholic Primary School, Washington Washington
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland Sunderland
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Washington Washington
- St Leonard's Catholic Primary School, Silksworth Sunderland
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland Sunderland
- St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Houghton Houghton le Spring
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Ryhope Sunderland
- St Paul's CofE Primary School Sunderland
- Thorney Close Primary School Sunderland
- Town End Academy Sunderland
- Usworth Colliery Primary School Washington
- Valley Road Academy Sunderland
- Wessington Primary School Washington
- Willow Wood Community Primary School Sunderland