Sunderland schools and admissions data

Sunderland City Council has 92 primary schools and 31 secondary schools. 4% of Sunderland's schools are private schools. 35 state schools in Sunderland follow the local authority's admissions criteria, while 75 set their own.

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Ofsted ratings
in Sunderland

  1. Outstanding 11
  2. Good 86
  3. Requires Improvement 7
  4. Inadequate 2

Most popular state schools
in Sunderland in 2019

  1. Primary
  2. Secondary
  1. 1

    St Paul's CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school • Ryhope, Sunderland

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  2. 2

    Benedict Biscop Church of England Academy

    Academy converter • Moorside, Sunderland

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  3. 3

    Barnwell Academy

    Academy converter • Penshaw, Houghton le Spring

    Ofsted: Good

  4. 4

    St Anne's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School

    Voluntary aided school • Pennywell, Sunderland

    Ofsted: Good

  5. 5

    Fulwell Infant School Academy

    Academy converter • Fulwell, Sunderland

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  6. 6

    St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Houghton

    Academy converter • Houghton le Spring

    Ofsted: Good

  7. 7

    Newbottle Primary Academy

    Academy converter • Newbottle, Houghton le Spring

    Ofsted: Good

  8. 8

    Wessington Primary School

    Community school • Washington

    Ofsted: Good

  9. 9

    Holley Park Academy

    Academy converter • Oxclose, Washington

    Ofsted: Good

  10. 10

    Barmston Village Primary School

    Community school • Washington

    Ofsted: Good

  11. 11

    Hetton Lyons Primary School

    Academy converter • Hetton-le-Hole, Houghton le Spring

    Ofsted: Good

  12. 12

    Town End Academy

    Academy converter • Town End Farm, Sunderland

    Ofsted: Good

  13. 13

    Albany Village Primary School

    Community school • Albany, Washington

    Ofsted: Good

  14. 14

    East Herrington Primary Academy

    Academy converter • East Herrington, Sunderland

    Ofsted: Good

  15. 15

    St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Washington

    Academy converter • Usworth, Washington

    Ofsted: Good

  16. 16

    Eppleton Academy Primary School

    Academy converter • Hetton-le-Hole, Houghton le Spring

    Ofsted: Good

  17. 17

    Bernard Gilpin Primary School

    Community school • Houghton le Spring

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  18. 18

    Southwick Community Primary School

    Community school • Southwick, Southwick

    Ofsted: Good

  19. 19

    Hudson Road Primary School

    Community school • Sunderland

    Ofsted: Good

  20. 20

    Willow Wood Community Primary School

    Community school • Red House, Sunderland

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  1. 1

    St Robert of Newminster Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Washington

    Academy converter • Washington

    Ofsted: Good

  2. 2

    Southmoor Academy

    Academy converter • Sunderland

    Ofsted: Good

  3. 3

    Venerable Bede Church of England Academy

    Academy converter • Sunderland

    Ofsted: Good

  4. 4

    Castle View Enterprise Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Sunderland

    Ofsted: Good

  5. 5

    St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy

    Academy converter • Sunderland

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  6. 6

    Sandhill View Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Thorney Close, Sunderland

    Ofsted: Good

  7. 7

    Washington Academy

    Academy converter • Washington

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  8. 8

    Biddick Academy

    Academy converter • Washington

    Ofsted: Good

  9. 9

    Red House Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Red House Estate, Sunderland

    Ofsted: Good

  10. 10

    Oxclose Community Academy

    Academy converter • Oxclose Village, Washington

    Ofsted: Good

Popularity is based on the number of first preference applications a school received compared to the number of places available, where we have this data. Where places available data isn't held, first preferences are compared to the number of offers made.

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