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Schools in Sunderland[1]

Local authority district E08000024 · 121 open schools[2]

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Neighbourhood deprivation

The district's 185 neighbourhoods (2021 LSOAs)[3] by their place in England's Index of Multiple Deprivation, in fifths of all neighbourhoods (1 in 5 of England's neighbourhoods is in each fifth):

Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 deciles grouped in pairs; it describes the neighbourhoods, not the pupils who attend the district's schools.

Secondary schools (18)

SchoolAgesHeadline results
Academy 360 4–16[2]
A8 29 2025/26[5] KS2 61% 2024/25[6]
Biddick Academy 11–16[2]
A8 48 2025/26[5]
Castle View Enterprise Academy 11–16[2]
A8 43 2025/26[5]
Christ's College 4–18[2]
A8 41 2025/26[5] KS2 63% 2024/25[6]
Farringdon Community Academy 11–16[2]
A8 46 2025/26[5]
Hetton Academy 11–16[2]
A8 52 2025/26[5]
Kepier 11–16[2]
A8 46 2025/26[5]
Monkwearmouth Academy 11–19[2]
A8 43 2025/26[5]
Oxclose Community Academy 11–16[2]
A8 43 2025/26[5]
Red House Academy 11–16[2]
A8 50 2025/26[5]
Sandhill View Academy 11–16[2]
A8 41 2025/26[5]
Southmoor Academy 11–18[2]
A8 47 2025/26[5] AL C 2024/25[7]
St Aidan's Catholic Academy 11–18[2]
A8 54 2025/26[5] AL C+ 2024/25[7]
St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy 11–18[2]
A8 52 2025/26[5] AL C+ 2024/25[7]
St Robert of Newminster Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Washington 11–18[2]
A8 45 2025/26[5] AL C 2024/25[7]
Thornhill Academy 11–16[2]
A8 43 2025/26[5]
Venerable Bede Church of England Academy 11–16[2]
A8 43 2025/26[5]
Washington Academy 11–16[2]
A8 41 2025/26[5]

Primary schools (81)

SchoolAgesHeadline results
Albany Village Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 57% 2024/25[6]
Barmston Village Primary School 2–11[2]
KS2 60% 2024/25[6]
Barnes Infant Academy 3–7[2]
Barnes Junior School 7–11[2]
KS2 38% 2024/25[6]
Barnwell Academy 3–11[2]
KS2 63% 2024/25[6]
Benedict Biscop Church of England Academy 3–11[2]
KS2 97% 2024/25[6]
Bernard Gilpin Primary School 5–11[2]
KS2 87% 2024/25[6]
Bexhill Academy 2–11[2]
KS2 78% 2024/25[6]
Biddick Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 83% 2024/25[6]
Blackfell Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 80% 2024/25[6]
Broadway Junior School 7–11[2]
KS2 55% 2024/25[6]
Burnside Academy Inspires 3–11[2]
KS2 57% 2024/25[6]
Castletown Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 76% 2024/25[6]
Dame Dorothy Primary School 3–11[2]
Diamond Hall Infant Academy 2–7[2]
Diamond Hall Junior Academy 7–11[2]
KS2 68% 2024/25[6]
Dubmire Primary 3–11[2]
KS2 63% 2024/25[6]
Easington Lane Primary School 2–11[2]
KS2 63% 2024/25[6]
East Herrington Primary Academy 3–11[2]
KS2 81% 2024/25[6]
East Rainton Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 72% 2024/25[6]
English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, Sunderland 3–11[2]
KS2 68% 2024/25[6]
Eppleton Academy Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 62% 2024/25[6]
Farringdon Academy 3–11[2]
KS2 60% 2024/25[6]
Fatfield Academy 3–11[2]
KS2 74% 2024/25[6]
Fulwell Infant School Academy 3–7[2]
Fulwell Junior School 7–11[2]
KS2 78% 2024/25[6]
George Washington Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 62% 2024/25[6]
Gillas Lane Primary Academy 3–11[2]
KS2 15% 2024/25[6]
Grange Park Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 39% 2024/25[6]
Grangetown Primary School 2–11[2]
KS2 63% 2024/25[6]
Grindon Infant School 2–7[2]
Hasting Hill Academy 2–11[2]
KS2 55% 2024/25[6]
Hetton Lyons Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 60% 2024/25[6]
Hetton Primary School 2–11[2]
KS2 54% 2024/25[6]
Highfield Academy 2–11[2]
KS2 82% 2024/25[6]
Hill View Infant Academy 3–7[2]
Hill View Junior Academy 7–11[2]
KS2 81% 2024/25[6]
Holley Park Academy 3–11[2]
KS2 74% 2024/25[6]
Hudson Road Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 68% 2024/25[6]
Hylton Castle Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 43% 2024/25[6]
John F Kennedy Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 65% 2024/25[6]
Lambton Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 38% 2024/25[6]
Marlborough Primary School 2–11[2]
KS2 20% 2024/25[6]
Mill Hill Primary School 5–11[2]
KS2 79% 2024/25[6]
New Penshaw Academy 3–11[2]
KS2 58% 2024/25[6]
New Silksworth Academy Infant 2–7[2]
New Silksworth Academy Junior 7–11[2]
KS2 51% 2024/25[6]
Newbottle Primary Academy 3–11[2]
KS2 68% 2024/25[6]
Northern Saints Church of England Academy 4–11[2]
KS2 68% 2024/25[6]
Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School, Penshaw 3–11[2]
KS2 67% 2024/25[6]
Oxclose Primary Academy 4–11[2]
KS2 52% 2024/25[6]
Plains Farm Academy 3–11[2]
KS2 65% 2024/25[6]
Redby Academy 3–11[2]
KS2 70% 2024/25[6]
Richard Avenue Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 64% 2024/25[6]
Rickleton Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 89% 2024/25[6]
Ryhope Infant School Academy 2–7[2]
Ryhope Junior School 7–11[2]
KS2 67% 2024/25[6]
Seaburn Dene Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 80% 2024/25[6]
Shiney Row Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 71% 2024/25[6]
South Hylton Primary Academy 3–11[2]
KS2 69% 2024/25[6]
Southwick Community Primary School 2–11[2]
KS2 51% 2024/25[6]
Springwell Village Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 66% 2024/25[6]
St Anne's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 83% 2024/25[6]
St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Washington 3–11[2]
KS2 80% 2024/25[6]
St Benet's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 78% 2024/25[6]
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland 3–11[2]
KS2 74% 2024/25[6]
St John Bosco Catholic Primary School, Town End Farm, Sunderland 3–11[2]
KS2 54% 2024/25[6]
St John Boste Catholic Primary School, Washington 3–11[2]
KS2 77% 2024/25[6]
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland 3–11[2]
KS2 90% 2024/25[6]
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Washington 3–11[2]
KS2 72% 2024/25[6]
St Leonard's Catholic Primary School, Silksworth 5–11[2]
KS2 85% 2024/25[6]
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland 3–11[2]
KS2 95% 2024/25[6]
St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Houghton 4–11[2]
KS2 87% 2024/25[6]
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Ryhope 4–11[2]
KS2 58% 2024/25[6]
St Paul's CofE Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 88% 2024/25[6]
Thorney Close Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 63% 2024/25[6]
Town End Academy 2–11[2]
KS2 54% 2024/25[6]
Usworth Colliery Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 69% 2024/25[6]
Valley Road Academy 2–11[2]
KS2 85% 2024/25[6]
Wessington Primary School 2–11[2]
KS2 23% 2024/25[6]
Willow Wood Community Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 75% 2024/25[6]

Independent schools (2)

SchoolAgesHeadline results
Argyle House School 2–16[2]
Hopespring Sunderland 11–16[2]

Special schools and alternative provision (13)

SchoolAgesHeadline results
Ashbrooke School 5–19[2]
Barbara Priestman Academy 11–19[2]
Beacon of Light School 13–16[2]
Columbia Grange School 5–11[2]
Consilium Evolve 7–16[2]
Harry Watts Academy 5–16[2]
North View Academy 4–11[2]
Portland Academy 11–19[2]
Sunningdale School 2–11[2]
The Link School 7–14[2]
The Poplars 8–18[2]
Thornhill Park School 4–19[2]
Trinity Academy New Bridge 11–19[2]

Nursery schools (7)

SchoolAgesHeadline results
Hetton Lyons Nursery School 1–4[2]
Houghton Le Spring Nursery School 3–5[2]
Hylton Red House Nursery School 3–5[2]
Mill Hill Nursery School 2–5[2]
Oxclose Nursery School 2–4[2]
Pennywell Early Years Centre 2–5[2]
Usworth Colliery Nursery School 2–4[2]

Sources

  1. Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  2. Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  3. Office for National Statistics: LSOA (2021) to Electoral Ward (2026) to LAD (2026) Best Fit Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-07. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  4. Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: English Indices of Deprivation. Period 2025. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  5. Department for Education: Performance tables schools data (explore education statistics). Period 2025/26, provisional, published 2026-10-15. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  6. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  7. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.