Mill Hill Primary School

Mill Hill Primary School continues to demonstrate good performance, maintaining high expectations for both academic success and personal development. The school fosters a supportive environment where pupils feel safe, valued, and engaged in their learning. Pupils display exemplary behavior, demonstrating respect and consideration for one another, and are actively involved in decisions affecting their school. They participate in a wide range of extra-curricular activities that enhance their school experience and contribute to their development as responsible citizens. However, the school has identified areas for improvement in curriculum delivery in certain subjects, where refinements are in progress but not yet fully established. Additionally, some older pupils still face challenges with phonetic knowledge, which affects their reading fluency. The school is aware of these gaps and has implemented strategies to address them promptly. Overall, the school is on a positive trajectory but must focus on closing identified gaps to ensure consistent learning outcomes across all subjects.

Strengths

• Pupils are happy and motivated to do their best.
• The school has established a culture of high expectations.
• Strong emphasis on personal development, particularly through the 'Mill Hill Top 10'.
• High-quality teaching of phonics and reading.
• Innovative extra-curricular opportunities enhance pupil engagement.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs.

Areas for Improvement

• Some curriculum refinements are not yet fully embedded.
• A few older pupils have gaps in phonetic knowledge.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Mill Hill Primary School attended 96.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 6.1% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.2% of pupils at Mill Hill Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Mill Hill Primary School had 23.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 10.5% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 17.1% of pupils at Mill Hill Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Mill Hill Primary School received £6,848 and spent £6,303 for each of its 434 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £316,000 (£729 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Mill Hill Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Mill Hill Primary School is Good, from an inspection in February 2024.

When was Mill Hill Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Mill Hill Primary School was last inspected in February 2024.

How many pupils does Mill Hill Primary School have?

Mill Hill Primary School has 434 pupils on roll.

What age range does Mill Hill Primary School cover?

Mill Hill Primary School for pupils aged 5 to 11.

What are Mill Hill Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 79% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Mill Hill Primary School?

Mill Hill Primary School is at Torphin Hill Drive, Sunderland, SR3 2PJ.