Ofsted: Good trending_up Places Available emoji_events #56 in Sunderland public Top 72% UK

Hasting Hill Academy

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMiss Natalie Fountain

corporate_fareWISE ACADEMIES

location_onSunderland, SR3 4LY

language Visit Website phone 1917070121

verified

Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2023

groups

Students

231

school

Expected Standard

55%

local_fire_department

Demand Ratio

1.0x

summarize

Hasting Hill Academy is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Sunderland, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 72% of primary schools nationally.

article

School Summary

Hasting Hill Academy is an academy sponsor led in Sunderland, admitting pupils aged 2-11. It is part of WISE ACADEMIES. The school has approximately 230 pupils on roll, of whom 69% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 55% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #56 of 73 primaries in Sunderland and #8,580 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 18.2:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 2.8 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

school

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

55%

LA 63%

Reading77% LA 73%

Writing64% LA 72%

Maths64% LA 74%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 63%England 61%

Reading67% LA 74% · Eng 74%

Writing67% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths67% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

31%

LA 60%England 60%

Reading49% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing60% LA 73% · Eng 71%

Maths57% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-4.2

Read

LA -0.4

-6.3 to -2.1

-1.9

Write

LA 0.3

-3.9 to 0.1

-4.5

Maths

LA -0.4

-6.5 to -2.5

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

28%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading40% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing80% LA 79% · Eng 78%

Maths38% LA 78% · Eng 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-6.0

Read

LA 0.4

-7.9 to -4.1

-1.0

Write

LA 1.2

-2.7 to 0.8

-7.4

Maths

LA 0.5

-9.1 to -5.8

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 65%

Reading92% LA 75%

Writing90% LA 79%

Maths72% LA 75%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.3

Read

LA 1.1

1.4 to 5.2

1.3

Write

LA 1.2

-0.5 to 3.1

-1.5

Maths

LA 1.0

-3.2 to 0.2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

05 December 2023

Inspection Report

picture_as_pdf Download PDF

19 June 2018

Inspection Report

picture_as_pdf Download PDF

25 June 2014

Inspection Report

picture_as_pdf Download PDF

09 May 2013

Inspection Report

picture_as_pdf Download PDF

Inspection Report

Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2023-12-05

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2018-06-19

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2014-06-25

Academy First Section 5 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2011-03-09

None EIF

Inadequate

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Inadequate

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

gavel

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

3.5%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

2.2%(5 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

1pupils

gavel Exclusion recorded

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 230 pupils. During this period, there were 8 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 3.5%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

View Historical Disciplinary Records (2017–2025)keyboard_arrow_down

Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	230	8	3.5%	0.8%	1
2024/25 (Autumn term)	227	5	2.2%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	237	1	0.4%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	230	1	0.4%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	224	1	0.4%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	244	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	231	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	222	4	1.8%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	226	1	0.4%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	228	1	0.4%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	225	5	2.2%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	226	6	2.7%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	231	1	0.4%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	221	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	244	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	244	6	2.5%	0.4%	1
2019/20 (Autumn term)	234	9	3.8%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	251	4	1.6%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	247	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	246	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	277	1	0.4%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	283	3	1.1%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	280	3	1.1%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	301	2	0.7%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	291	5	1.7%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	288	11	3.8%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

accessibility_new

psychology_alt

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 26 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 17 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 9 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 7 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils