Holley Park Academy
Ayton Road, Washington, NE38 0LR
204 pupils · 86% of 236 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- NORTHERN LIGHTS LEARNING TRUST
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- Free school meals
- 10.8%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 5 June 2024, published 30 June 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 74% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 16% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 23 | 23 | 37 | 23 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 32 | 32 | 53 | 32 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 18 | 17 | 42 | 18 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 21 | 22 | 42 | 21 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 25 | 24 | 39 | 24 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 35 | 45 | 61 | 35 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 35 | 40 | 83 | 35 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 27 | 26 | 58 | 27 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Lambton Primary School 0.5 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Oxclose Primary Academy 0.6 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- St John Boste Catholic Primary School, Washington 0.8 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- Blackfell Primary School 1.2 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Portobello Primary School 1.4 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Ravensworth Terrace Primary School 1.4 km · Good (2024) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.