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Shiney Row Primary School

Community school · Primary, ages 3 to 11 · Mixed · Nursery class

Rear South View, Shiney Row, Houghton le Spring, DH4 4QP

0191 385 2701 · School website · Map and directions

OfstedGoodInspected 20 September 2012; confirmed 2022
Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths71%England 62% · 2024/25
Pupils249Room for 315
First-choice applications per place0.822 for 27 places, September 2026

Ofsted inspection

Ofsted rated this school Good at the inspection that started on 20 September 2012.

This inspection used Ofsted's older format with four grades: Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement and Inadequate. Newer inspections use report cards. What changed.

AreaGrade
Quality of educationGood
Outcomes for pupilsGood
Leadership and managementGood

Since then, a shorter ungraded inspection on 29 June 2022: Ofsted found the school was still Good.

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Source: Ofsted state-funded schools inspection data.

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Results

Key stage 2 (SATs, age 11), 2024/25

24 pupils in this year group.

71% — 5 points above the Sunderland average, and 9 points above the England average.

MeasureThis schoolSunderlandEngland
Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths 71% 66% 62%
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths 13% 11% 8%
Met the expected standard in reading 75% 77% 75%
Met the expected standard in writing 83% 75% 72%
Met the expected standard in maths 79% 77% 74%
Average reading scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 is the expected standard. 106 106 106
Average maths scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 is the expected standard. 106 105 105
Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, over time
40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% England 2022/23: 60%England 2023/24: 61%England 2024/25: 62% This school 2022/23: 53%This school 2023/24: 76%This school 2024/25: 71% This school England 62% 2022/23 53% 2023/24 76% 2024/25 71%

Source: DfE key stage 2 performance tables, 2024/25. England figures are for state-funded schools.

Admissions

Apply through the council where you live, even if the school is in a different council area. This school is in Sunderland. The national closing date for primary applications is 15 January, and offers are sent on 16 April.

How hard is it to get in?

For the September 2026 intake there were fewer first-choice applications than places.

Places offered27
Families who put it first22
Of those, offered a place22 (100%)
Families who listed it at all35

First-choice applications per place: 2024: 0.9 · 2025: 0.8 · 2026: 0.8

This isn't your chance of getting a place. That depends on the school's admissions rules (for example siblings, distance or faith) and where you live. Source: DfE applications and offers, September 2026 intake.

Admissions dates and schools in Sunderland

Pupils, staff and SEND

PupilsThis schoolSunderlandEngland
Eligible for free school meals in the last 6 years
 48.8% 31.1%* 26.3%
With an education, health and care plan
 3.3% 2.1%* 3.5%
Receiving special educational needs support
 16.1% 17.8%* 15.0%
English as an additional language
 2.9% 8.3%* 23.4%
Overall absence (sessions missed)
 6.8% 5.2%* 5.2%
Persistently absent (missed 10% or more)
 21.5% 13.5%* 13.0%
Suspensions per 100 pupils
 3.7 1.6 2.5
Pupils suspended at least once
 2.5% 0.8% 1.1%
Pupils permanently excluded1 pupil 0.41% 0.06% 0.03%
Pupils per teacher
 17.1 20.4 20.7
Pupils per adult (teachers and support staff)
 13.4 11.3 10.6
Teachers who left during the year
 20.0% 12.2%* 14.4%*

Comparisons are with primary schools. Scales run from lower (left) to higher (right) figures. For absence and suspensions lower is better, so their scales run green to red; blue scales describe the school's pupils and staff and aren't good or bad. * Calculated by SchoolScores from the council's or England's schools, weighted by pupils (or teachers, for turnover); other figures are published by DfE. Sources: DfE school census 2024/25; DfE pupil absence 2024/25; DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions 2024/25; DfE school workforce census 2025/26; DfE teacher turnover 2024/25.

Nearby primary schools

Straight-line distance. Distance isn't the same as a catchment area.

Questions parents ask

What is Shiney Row Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Shiney Row Primary School was rated Good by Ofsted at its inspection in 20 September 2012. At a shorter ungraded inspection in 29 June 2022, Ofsted found the school was still Good.

How did Shiney Row Primary School do in its SATs?

In 2024/25, 71% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 9 points above the England average of 62%.

Is Shiney Row Primary School oversubscribed?

For the September 2026 intake, 22 families put Shiney Row Primary School as their first choice for 27 places: fewer first-choice applications than places. 22 of those families were offered a place. Whether you get a place depends on the school's admissions rules and where you live.

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Page updated 26 September 2026.