Argyle House School
19-20 Thornhill Park, Sunderland, SR2 7LA
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 2 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr John Sample
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Sunderland Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 250
- Pupils on roll
- 197
- URN
- 108873
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01915100726
About this school
Argyle House School is an independent school in Sunderland. It teaches children aged 2 to 16 and has 197 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Argyle House School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Argyle House School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in October 1957, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 26 | 28 | 26 |
| Attainment 8 score | 41.5 | 51.1 | 49.3 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 42% | 53.6% | 61.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 73% | 78.6% | 84.6% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 27% | 39.3% | 34.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.4 | 4.5 | 4.4 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Argyle House School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Sunderland average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 41.5 | 37.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 51.1 | 38.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 49.3 | 38.3 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 218 |
| 2023/24 | 226 |
| 2024/25 | 213 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 5
- Pupils on SEN support
- 37
Location
Nearby schools
-
Consilium Evolve0.1 miles
Academies · Sunderland
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Barbara Priestman Academy0.3 miles
Academies · Sunderland
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Ashbrooke School0.4 miles
Special schools
-
University of Sunderland0.4 miles
Universities · Sunderland
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Endeavour SR0.7 miles
Special schools · Sunderland
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- Mill Hill Nursery School Nursery
- Pennywell Early Years Centre Nursery
- Barnes Infant Academy Primary
- Barnes Junior School Primary
- Benedict Biscop Church of England Academy Primary
- Bexhill Academy Primary
- Broadway Junior School Primary
- Castletown Primary School Primary
- Cleadon Church of England Academy Primary
- Dame Dorothy Primary School Primary
- Diamond Hall Infant Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Argyle House School teach?
- Argyle House School teaches children aged 2 to 16. It is an independent school in Sunderland.
- Who is the headteacher of Argyle House School?
- The headteacher of Argyle House School is Mr John Sample, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Argyle House School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Argyle House School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Argyle House School?
- Argyle House School has 197 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 16.
- Is Argyle House School full?
- Argyle House School has capacity for 250 pupils and 197 on roll (79%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Argyle House School a faith school?
- No. Argyle House School has no designated religious character.
- Is Argyle House School a selective school?
- No. Argyle House School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Argyle House School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 41.5 in 2022/23 and 49.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Argyle House School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Argyle House School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
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. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.