Schools in Sunderland

About schools in Sunderland

Most of the 81 schools listed in Sunderland are primary schools. Its eleven 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

68%

of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 46 schools with published results

Key stage 4, 2024/25

44.3

average Attainment 8 score, across the 15 schools with published results

Nursery schools3

• Hylton Red House Nursery School

  Local authority nursery school · Ages 3 to 5

• Mill Hill Nursery School

  Local authority nursery school · Ages 2 to 5

• Pennywell Early Years Centre

  Local authority nursery school · Ages 2 to 5

Primary schools50

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

• Barnes Infant Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 7

• Barnes Junior School

  Community school · Ages 7 to 11

  38%

  expected standard
• Benedict Biscop Church of England Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  97%

  expected standard
• Bexhill Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

  78%

  expected standard
• Broadway Junior School

  Community school · Ages 7 to 11

  55%

  expected standard
• Castletown Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  76%

  expected standard
• Cleadon Church of England Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  79%

  expected standard
• Dame Dorothy Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

• Diamond Hall Infant Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 7

• Diamond Hall Junior Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 7 to 11

  68%

  expected standard
• East Herrington Primary Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  81%

  expected standard
• English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, Sunderland

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  68%

  expected standard
• Farringdon Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  60%

  expected standard
• Fulwell Infant School Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 7

• Fulwell Junior School

  Community school · Ages 7 to 11

  78%

  expected standard
• Grange Park Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  39%

  expected standard
• Grangetown Primary School

  Community school · Ages 2 to 11

  63%

  expected standard
• Grindon Infant School

  Community school · Ages 2 to 7

• Hasting Hill Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 2 to 11

  55%

  expected standard
• Highfield Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

  82%

  expected standard
• Hill View Infant Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 7

• Hill View Junior Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 7 to 11

  81%

  expected standard
• Hudson Road Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  68%

  expected standard
• Hylton Castle Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  43%

  expected standard
• Marsden Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  67%

  expected standard
• Mill Hill Primary School

  Community school · Ages 5 to 11

  79%

  expected standard
• New Silksworth Academy Infant

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 2 to 7

• New Silksworth Academy Junior

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 7 to 11

  51%

  expected standard
• Northern Saints Church of England Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  68%

  expected standard
• Plains Farm Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

  65%

  expected standard
• Redby Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  70%

  expected standard
• Richard Avenue Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  64%

  expected standard
• Ryhope Infant School Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 7

• Ryhope Junior School

  Community school · Ages 7 to 11

  67%

  expected standard
• Seaburn Dene Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  80%

  expected standard
• South Hylton Primary Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  69%

  expected standard
• St Anne's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 3 to 11

  83%

  expected standard
• St Benet's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 3 to 11

  78%

  expected standard
• St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  74%

  expected standard
• St John Bosco Catholic Primary School, Town End Farm, Sunderland

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  54%

  expected standard
• St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  90%

  expected standard
• St Leonard's Catholic Primary School, Silksworth

  Academy converter · Ages 5 to 11

  85%

  expected standard
• St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  95%

  expected standard
• St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Ryhope

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  58%

  expected standard
• St Paul's CofE Primary School

  Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3 to 11

  88%

  expected standard
• Thorney Close Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  63%

  expected standard
• Town End Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

  54%

  expected standard
• Valley Road Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

  85%

  expected standard
• Whitburn Village Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

• Willow Wood Community Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  75%

  expected standard

Secondary schools11

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• Castle View Enterprise Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 16

  41.9

  Attainment 8
• Farringdon Community Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 16

  44.6

  Attainment 8
• Monkwearmouth Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 19

  45.8

  Attainment 8
• Red House Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 16

  44.8

  Attainment 8
• Sandhill View Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 16

  38.6

  Attainment 8
• Southmoor Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18

  49.0

  Attainment 8
• St Aidan's Catholic Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18 · Boys

  51.2

  Attainment 8
• St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18 · Girls

  50.7

  Attainment 8
• Thornhill Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 16

  41.4

  Attainment 8
• Venerable Bede Church of England Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 16

  44.1

  Attainment 8
• Whitburn Church of England Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18

  51.6

  Attainment 8

All-through schools2

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• Academy 360

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 4 to 16

  31.7

  Attainment 8
• Christ's College

  Free schools · Ages 4 to 18

  43.2

  Attainment 8

Sixth forms and colleges1

• City of Sunderland College

  Further education · Ages 16 to 99

Special schools and alternative provision12

• Barbara Priestman Academy

  Academy special converter · Ages 11 to 19

• Beacon of Light School

  Free schools alternative provision · Ages 13 to 16

• Consilium Evolve

  Academy alternative provision converter · Ages 7 to 16

• Education and Services for People with Autism

  Special post 16 institution · Ages 16 to 25

• Endeavour SR

  Other independent special school · Ages 14 to 19

• Harry Watts Academy

  Free schools special · Ages 5 to 16

• North View Academy

  Academy special converter · Ages 4 to 11

• Portland Academy

  Academy special converter · Ages 11 to 19

• Sunningdale School

  Community special school · Ages 2 to 11

• The Link School

  Pupil referral unit · Ages 7 to 14

• Thornhill Park School

  Other independent special school · Ages 4 to 19

• Trinity Academy New Bridge

  Academy special sponsor led · Ages 11 to 19

Independent schools1

• Argyle House School

  Other independent school · Ages 2 to 16

Other establishments1

• University of Sunderland

  Higher education institutions

Common questions about schools in Sunderland

How many schools are in Sunderland?

OfferDay lists 81 schools in Sunderland, including 50 primary schools and twelve special and alternative provision 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 schools in Sunderland where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

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.