How many schools are in Sunderland?

OfferDay lists 125 schools in Sunderland, including 81 primary schools and 16 secondary schools.

Who inspects schools in Sunderland?

Every school in Sunderland is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

Which are the best schools in Sunderland?

OfferDay ranks an area's schools only where enough of them have published results to compare fairly, and Sunderland does not have enough to rank. Compare its schools on their Ofsted reports and, where results are published, the figures shown against each school on this page.

How many towns are in the Sunderland local authority?

OfferDay groups the Sunderland schools across five towns, listed in the schools-by-town section on this page. Any school with no town recorded in the national register is listed separately, grouped by phase, so every school in the local authority is reachable.

Schools in the Sunderland local authority

Sunderland has 125 schools listed on OfferDay across 5 towns.

7 nursery schools · 81 primary schools · 16 secondary schools · 2 all-through schools · 1 sixth form or college · 15 special and alternative provision schools · 2 independent schools · 1 other establishment

About schools in Sunderland

Most of the 125 schools listed in Sunderland are primary schools. Its 16 secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. The area also has two all-through schools, which teach every age from the early years to school-leaving age on one site.

Every school on this page is inspected by Ofsted. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25: 66%; of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 79 schools with published results
Key stage 4, 2024/25: 43.5; average Attainment 8 score, across the 21 schools with published results

Top schools in Sunderland

Ranked by the latest published results; primary and secondary schools are measured differently and never compared with each other.

Primary

1 Benedict Biscop Church of England Academy 97%
2 St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland 95%
3 St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland 90%
4 Rickleton Primary School 89%
5 St Paul's CofE Primary School 88%
6 Bernard Gilpin Primary School 87%
7 St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Houghton 87%
8 St Leonard's Catholic Primary School, Silksworth 85%

Secondary

1 Hetton Academy 51.8
2 St Aidan's Catholic Academy 51.2
3 St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy 50.7
4 Southmoor Academy 49.0
5 St Robert of Newminster Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Washington 48.9
6 Monkwearmouth Academy 45.8
7 Red House Academy 44.8
8 Farringdon Community Academy 44.6

Schools by town

The count beside each town is the number of its schools under Sunderland.

Schools not listed under a town

These schools have no town recorded in the national register.

Ashbrooke School
Other independent special school · Ages 5 to 19
Hopespring Sunderland
Other independent school · Ages 11 to 16

Common questions about schools in Sunderland

How many schools are in Sunderland?: OfferDay lists 125 schools in Sunderland, including 81 primary schools and 16 secondary schools.
Who inspects schools in Sunderland?: Every school in Sunderland is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.
Which are the best schools in Sunderland?: OfferDay ranks an area's schools only where enough of them have published results to compare fairly, and Sunderland does not have enough to rank. Compare its schools on their Ofsted reports and, where results are published, the figures shown against each school on this page.
How many towns are in the Sunderland local authority?: OfferDay groups the Sunderland schools across five towns, listed in the schools-by-town section on this page. Any school with no town recorded in the national register is listed separately, grouped by phase, so every school in the local authority is reachable.

School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.