Castle View Enterprise Academy
Cartwright Road, Sunderland, SR5 3DX
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CASTLE VIEW ENTERPRISE ACADEMY
- Principal
- Mrs Joanne Owens
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Northumbrian Water
- Constituency
- Washington and Gateshead South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,050
- Pupils on roll
- 993
- URN
- 135818
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01915946330
About this school
Castle View Enterprise Academy is a secondary academy in Sunderland. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 993 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 192 | 195 | 201 |
| Attainment 8 score | 40.4 | 42.8 | 41.9 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.90 -1.10 to -0.70 | -0.18 -0.38 to +0.02 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 37% | 41% | 38.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 55% | 63.6% | 56.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 54% | 51.8% | 54.2% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.9 |
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 Castle View Enterprise Academy 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 | 40.4 | 37.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 42.8 | 38.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 41.9 | 38.3 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,021 |
| 2023/24 | 1,027 |
| 2024/25 | 1,019 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Castle View Enterprise Academy compares
Castle View Enterprise Academy ranked 13th of 18 secondary schools in Sunderland for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 45% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 9% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 41.9 | 9.8% | 46.6% | 993 | — |
| Red House Academy | 44.8 | 10.3% | 56.2% | 432 | 1.3 miles |
| Boldon School | 37.1 | 12.5% | 53.1% | 1,043 | 2.2 miles |
| Sandhill View Academy | 38.6 | 10.8% | 51.1% | 743 | 2.2 miles |
| St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy | 50.7 | 6.8% | 21.1% | 1,297 | 2.5 miles |
| Thornhill Academy | 41.4 | 12.2% | 46.1% | 526 | 2.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 46.61%
- English as an additional language
- 2.1%
- Overall absence
- 9.77%
- Persistent absence
- 31.68%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Red House Academy1.3 miles
Secondary · Sunderland
-
Boldon School2.2 miles
Secondary · Boldon Colliery
-
Sandhill View Academy2.2 miles
Secondary · Sunderland
-
St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy2.5 miles
Secondary · Sunderland
-
Thornhill Academy2.6 miles
Secondary · Sunderland
Other schools in Sunderland
Castle View Enterprise Academy ranks 10th of the 13 ranked secondary schools in Sunderland.
- Farringdon Community Academy Secondary
- Monkwearmouth Academy Secondary
- Red House Academy Secondary
- Sandhill View Academy Secondary
- Southmoor Academy Secondary
- St Aidan's Catholic Academy Secondary
- St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy Secondary
- Thornhill Academy Secondary
- Venerable Bede Church of England Academy Secondary
- Whitburn Church of England Academy Secondary
- Hylton Red House Nursery School Nursery
- Mill Hill Nursery School Nursery
Common questions
- What year groups does Castle View Enterprise Academy teach?
- Castle View Enterprise Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Sunderland.
- Who is the principal of Castle View Enterprise Academy?
- The principal of Castle View Enterprise Academy is Mrs Joanne Owens, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Castle View Enterprise Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Castle View Enterprise Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Castle View Enterprise Academy?
- Castle View Enterprise Academy has 993 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Castle View Enterprise Academy full?
- Castle View Enterprise Academy has capacity for 1,050 pupils and 993 on roll (95%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Castle View Enterprise Academy a faith school?
- No. Castle View Enterprise Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Castle View Enterprise Academy a selective school?
- No. Castle View Enterprise Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Castle View Enterprise Academy?
- Castle View Enterprise Academy is part of CASTLE VIEW ENTERPRISE ACADEMY. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Castle View Enterprise Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 40.4 in 2022/23 and 41.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Castle View Enterprise Academy rank locally?
- Castle View Enterprise Academy ranked 13th of 18 secondary schools in Sunderland for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 45% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 9% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Castle View Enterprise Academy's absence rate?
- Castle View Enterprise Academy's overall absence rate is 9.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Castle View Enterprise Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Castle View Enterprise Academy'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 1 July 2026.