Swan Street, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear SR5 1EA
10 reasons to choose Grange Park Primary School
Top line
Grange Park Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 72. It is one of the best state primary schools in Sunderland and one of the 5 best independent or state primaries within 2 miles.
School fundamentals
Grange Park Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 3 and 11 years. It is a community school. The school was also rated as Outstanding by Ofsted in its last (2011) inspection.
Average class size
Grange Park Primary School has one class per year, and an average class size of 29 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Grange Park Primary School ranks in the top 15% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 13% of schools.
The Grange Park Primary School curriculum
School curriculum also includes PSHE, French. There is topic-based and thematic teaching for some foundation subjects. Primary Science Quality Mark GILT Award. The school offers each pupil over 5 different extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and a residential trip in Year 6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at Grange Park Primary School
School offers PE and up to 10 seasonal sports. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Grange Park Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 8.00am to 5.00pm.
Find another school near Grange Park Primary School
Argyle House School, Infants & Juniors (1.9 miles); Newcastle Preparatory School (12.2 miles); RGS Junior School (12.3 miles).
Redby Academy (0.4 miles); St Mary’s Roman Catholic Primary School, Sunderland (1.8 miles); Valley Road Academy (1.9 miles).
Argyle House School (1.9 miles); Royal Grammar School, Newcastle (12.1 miles); Dame Allan’s Senior School (12.9 miles).
St Anthony’s Girls’ Catholic Academy (1.8 miles); Whitburn Church of England Academy (3.3 miles); Christ’s College (3.4 miles).