Sandhill View Academy
Grindon Lane, Sunderland, SR3 4EN
743 pupils · 99% of 750 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- ASPIRE NORTH EAST MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- Free school meals
- 54%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2025) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 18 November 2025, published 21 January 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 38.6 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 48.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 59.7% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 11.1% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.91 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 146 | 133 | 203 | 141 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 147 | 145 | 210 | 147 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 144 | 141 | 205 | 144 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 149 | 132 | 187 | 145 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 149 | 148 | 190 | 149 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 117 | 113 | 155 | 117 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 137 | 133 | 240 | 137 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 136 | 133 | 231 | 136 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Farringdon Community Academy 1.7 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
- Thornhill Academy 2.6 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- St Aidan's Catholic Academy 2.7 km · No overall grade (2025)
- St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy 2.8 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Venerable Bede Church of England Academy 3 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Southmoor Academy 3.4 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.