The latest figures for the 2025 cohort of pupils showed 66% of Year 6 pupils in Sunderland were assessed as being at the expected standard, which is higher than the national average of 62%.
According to the Department for Education, pupils are meeting the expected standard if they achieve a scaled score of 100 or more in their reading and maths tests, and their teacher assesses them as 'working at the expected standard' or better in writing.
A number of Sunderland schools saw a lower percentage of children meet the expected standard by the end of Year 6 compared to both the national and local authority average.
The following 10 Sunderland schools had the city’s lowest percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard by the end of Key Stage 2. It’s important to note these are raw outcomes and, unlike previous years, don’t factor in the progress made by pupils based on their previous Key Stage 1 (Year 2) SATS assessments.
This is because there is no Key Stage 1 baseline data available to calculate primary progress measures for this year group, due to Covid-19 disruption at the time.
The list excludes special schools.
A significant number of schools in the city also had a higher percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard compared to both the local authority and national averages.
5. Hylton Castle Primary School
Hylton Castle Primary School saw 43% of pupils meeting the expected standard. Photo: Picture by Kevin Brady
6. Grange Park Primary School.
Grange Park Primary School saw 39% of pupils meeting the expected standard. | Google Photo: Google.
7. Barnes Junior School
Barnes Junior School saw 38% of pupils meeting the expected standard. | Frank Reid Photo: Frank Reid
8. Lambton Primary School
Lambton Primary School saw 38% of pupils meeting the expected standard. | Google Photo: Google