Highfield Academy, Sunderland | The Schools Guide

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Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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Highfield Academy

Fordfield Road, Ford Estate, Sunderland SR4 0DA

https://www.highfieldprimary.org.uk/

Highfield Academy is an academy. It has about 420 boys and girls aged between 2 and 11. In October 2022 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted. The present school opened in 2018.

This school is a member of Iris Learning Trust. (Other schools in this trust include Valley Road Academy and Teesville Academy.)

Particular strengths include Disadvantaged pupils, Progress, Environment and Finances. Relative weaknesses include Attendance and Representation.

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
0.7		Diamond Hall Infant Academy
0.7		Diamond Hall Junior Academy
0.7		St Anne's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School
0.7		St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland
0.7		Broadway Junior School
0.8		Christ's College
0.9		Academy 360
0.9		South Hylton Primary Academy
0.9		Barnes Junior School
0.9		Barnes Infant Academy
1.0		St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland
1.1		Castletown Primary School

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Disadvantaged pupils: Excellent. Progress in maths, reading and writing are all excellent.

Progress: Excellent. Progress in maths is above average, in reading it is above average and in writing it is excellent. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For actual grades, see Attainment.)

Environment: Above average. Air pollution and traffic accidents are very low, while crime is quite high.

Finances: About average. The school budget has been roughly in balance

Admissions: About average. The occupancy rate is roughly average.

Attainment: About average. Maths attainment is below average, reading is about average and GPS (grammar, punctuation and spelling) is about average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Representation: Slightly out of balance. The socio-economic mix and ethnic representation are both slightly out of balance with the local community.

Attendance: Poor. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both very high.

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