# Alternatives to Highfield Academy

The 6 nearest schools that admit children at the same age as Highfield Academy and that we hold figures for, ordered by distance. This is not a league table and nothing here says one school is better than another.

It describes demand. It does not indicate whether any particular child would be offered a place.

## Highfield Academy, for comparison

0.91 first preferences per place in the 2026 intake.

## Nearby schools

| School | Distance | 1st prefs per place | Intake year | Latest Ofsted | Catchment published | SEN provision on site |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|
| [St Anne's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School, Sunderland](/school/108843/st-anne-s-roman-catholic-voluntary-aided-primary-school) | 0.5 mi south-west | 0.85 | 2026 | School remains Good | no | not recorded |
| [Diamond Hall Infant Academy, Sunderland](/school/139849/diamond-hall-infant-academy) | 0.8 mi east | 0.91 | 2026 | Not judged | no | not recorded |
| [South Hylton Primary Academy, Sunderland](/school/144447/south-hylton-primary-academy) | 0.8 mi west | 1.00 | 2026 | Expected standard | no | not recorded |
| [St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland, Sunderland](/school/148912/st-joseph-s-catholic-primary-school-sunderland) | 0.8 mi east | 1.37 | 2026 | Improved significantly | no | not recorded |
| [St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland, Sunderland](/school/149036/st-cuthbert-s-catholic-primary-school-sunderland) | 0.9 mi south | 1.20 | 2026 | Not judged | no | not recorded |
| [Castletown Primary School, Sunderland](/school/108792/castletown-primary-school) | 0.9 mi north-west | 1.00 | 2026 | Good | no | not recorded |

"1st preferences per place" is how many families named a school first, for each place it offered, in the newest year held. It describes demand. It is not a pass rate, and a dash means the figure is not held.

"SEN provision on site" means the school runs a SEN unit or a resourced provision. It does not say how many children it takes or which kinds of need it is set up for, because neither is published for a mainstream school, and it is not a statement about how well any school supports children with SEN. Ask the school or the council.

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