Grange Park Primary SchoolSouthwick Community Primary School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Grange Park Primary School and Southwick Community Primary School are primary schools.
Grange Park Primary School scores 48 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Southwick Community Primary School scores 48 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Our score is the same for each of them on the data available.
Grange Park Primary School was judged Good and Southwick Community Primary School was judged Good.
On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 39.0% for Grange Park Primary School and 51.0% for Southwick Community Primary School.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Grange Park Primary School (68.0% in 2022-23, 39.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Southwick Community Primary School (32.0% in 2022-23, 51.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | SunderlandGrange Park Primary School | SouthwickSouthwick Community Primary School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D48/100 | D48/100 | |
| Local ranking | 55th of 80 in Sunderland | 54th of 80 in Sunderland Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Community school | Community school | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 3-11 | 2-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 225 | 365 | |
| Capacity | 249 | 390 | |
| Location | Sunderland, SR5 1EA | Southwick, SR5 2JX | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 39.0% | 51.0% Stronger figure | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 0.0% | 3.0% Stronger figure | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 102.0 | 103.0 Stronger figure | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 100.0 | 102.0 Stronger figure | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 225 | 365 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 48.5% | 66.2% | |
| English as an additional language | 10.2% | 13.4% | |
| SEN support | 21.3% | 21.9% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.3% | 3.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 6.9% Stronger figure | 8.5% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 21.7% Stronger figure | 30.8% | 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.
KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths
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.
Grange Park Primary School
Southwick Community Primary School
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