Hylton Castle Primary School

State-Funded School

hylton-castle-primary-school-sunderland-north-east

North EastRegion

SunderlandLocal Authority

Washington and Gateshead SouthConstituency

SR5 3REPostcode

1.2

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Hylton Castle Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Sunderland, North East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 229 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 45%
Higher standard: 0%
Reading score: 103
Maths score: 100

Ethnicity

White

94%

Asian

<1%

Black

Mixed

<1%

Pupils

229

Total Pupils

55%Boys

45%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

47%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 229
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 6 July 2022. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
27 Feb 2012	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.