Diamond Hall Infant AcademyHighfield Academy

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Sunderland.

Summary of the comparison

Diamond Hall Infant Academy and Highfield Academy are primary schools in Sunderland.

  • Diamond Hall Infant Academy scores 70 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Highfield Academy scores 70 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Our score is the same for each of them on the data available.

  • Diamond Hall Infant Academy was judged the expected standard and Highfield Academy was judged Good.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Highfield Academy (77.0% in 2022-23, 82.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Diamond Hall Infant Academy versus Highfield Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure SunderlandDiamond Hall Infant AcademySunderlandHighfield AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB70/100B70/100
Local ranking76th of 80 in Sunderland 15th of 80 in Sunderland Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range2-7 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll364 446
Capacity270 420
LocationSunderland, SR4 6JF Sunderland, SR4 0DA
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standardNot reported82.0% 62.0%
At higher standardNot reported26.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled scoreNot reported109.0 106.0
Maths average scaled scoreNot reported107.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census364 446
Free school meals (ever 6)33.0% 52.5%
English as an additional language37.9% 12.8%
SEN support17.9% 26.2%
SEN with an EHC plan2.5% 2.0%
Attendance
Overall absence4.6% Stronger figure7.0% 6.2%
Persistent absence13.8% Stronger figure21.7% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

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