Schools in Sunderland
125 open schools in this local authority, ranked by their latest Ofsted signal. How the signal works — three inspection systems currently coexist, so treat it as a guide, not a verdict.
Secondary (18)
| School | Ofsted | Ages | Demand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biddick Academy Academy converter | Most areas: Strong standard (2026) | 11–16 | Usually has places available (2026 entry) |
| Academy 360 Academy sponsor led | Good (2022) · previous system | 4–16 | Usually has places available (2026 entry) |
| Castle View Enterprise Academy Academy sponsor led | Good (2023) · previous system | 11–16 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Christ's College Free schools | Good (2023) · previous system | 4–18 | Oversubscribed (2026 entry) |
| Kepier Academy converter | Good (2022) · previous system | 11–16 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Monkwearmouth Academy Academy converter | Good (2023) · previous system | 11–19 | Usually has places available (2026 entry) |
| Red House Academy Academy sponsor led | Good (2020) · previous system | 11–16 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Sandhill View Academy Academy sponsor led | Most areas: Expected standard (2025) | 11–16 | Usually has places available (2026 entry) |
| Southmoor Academy Academy converter | Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system | 11–18 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy Academy converter | Good (2023) · previous system | 11–18 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| St Robert of Newminster Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Washington Academy converter | Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system | 11–18 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Thornhill Academy Academy sponsor led | Good (2024) · previous system | 11–16 | Usually has places available (2026 entry) |
| Washington Academy Academy converter | Most areas: Expected standard (2026) | 11–16 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Farringdon Community Academy Academy converter | Requires improvement (2023) · previous system | 11–16 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Hetton Academy Academy converter | No overall grade (2024) | 11–16 | Usually has places available (2026 entry) |
| Oxclose Community Academy Academy converter | No overall grade (2024) | 11–16 | Usually has places available (2026 entry) |
| St Aidan's Catholic Academy Academy converter | No overall grade (2025) | 11–18 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Venerable Bede Church of England Academy Academy converter | No overall grade (2025) | 11–16 | Usually has places available (2026 entry) |
Primary (81)
| School | Ofsted | Ages | Demand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnwell Academy Academy converter | Outstanding (2023) · previous system | 3–11 | Oversubscribed (2026 entry) |
| Bernard Gilpin Primary School Community school | Outstanding (2022) · previous system | 5–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Bexhill Academy Academy converter | Outstanding (2022) · previous system | 2–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Fulwell Junior School Community school | Outstanding (2022) · previous system | 7–11 | — |
| St John Boste Catholic Primary School, Washington Academy converter | Outstanding (2024) · previous system | 3–11 | Usually has places available (2026 entry) |
| Albany Village Primary School Community school | Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system | 3–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Barmston Village Primary School Community school | Good (2023) · previous system | 2–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Barnes Infant Academy Academy converter | Most areas: Expected standard (2026) | 3–7 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Barnes Junior School Community school | Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system | 7–11 | — |
| Biddick Primary School Community school | Good (2019) · previous system | 3–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Blackfell Primary School Community school | Most areas: Expected standard (2026) | 3–11 | Usually has places available (2026 entry) |
| Broadway Junior School Community school | Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system | 7–11 | — |
| Castletown Primary School Community school | Good (2022) · previous system | 3–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Dame Dorothy Primary School Academy converter | Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system | 3–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Diamond Hall Junior Academy Academy converter | Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system | 7–11 | — |
| Easington Lane Primary School Community school | Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system | 2–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| East Herrington Primary Academy Academy converter | Good (2022) · previous system | 3–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| East Rainton Primary School Community school | Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system | 3–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Farringdon Academy Academy converter | Good (2022) · previous system | 3–11 | Usually has places available (2026 entry) |
| Fatfield Academy Academy converter | Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system | 3–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Gillas Lane Primary Academy Academy converter | Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system | 3–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Grange Park Primary School Community school | Good (2023) · previous system | 3–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Grangetown Primary School Community school | Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system | 2–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Grindon Infant School Community school | Most areas: Expected standard (2026) | 2–7 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Hasting Hill Academy Academy sponsor led | Good (2023) · previous system | 2–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Hetton Lyons Primary School Academy converter | Most areas: Expected standard (2026) | 4–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Hetton Primary School Community school | Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system | 2–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Highfield Academy Academy converter | Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system | 2–11 | Usually has places available (2026 entry) |
| Hill View Infant Academy Academy converter | Good (2022) · previous system | 3–7 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Holley Park Academy Academy converter | Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system | 3–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Hudson Road Primary School Community school | Good (2023) · previous system | 3–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Hylton Castle Primary School Community school | Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system | 3–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| John F Kennedy Primary School Academy converter | Most areas: Expected standard (2026) | 3–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Lambton Primary School Community school | Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system | 3–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Mill Hill Primary School Community school | Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system | 5–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| New Penshaw Academy Academy sponsor led | Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system | 3–11 | Usually has places available (2026 entry) |
| New Silksworth Academy Infant Academy sponsor led | Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system | 2–7 | Usually has places available (2026 entry) |
| New Silksworth Academy Junior Academy sponsor led | Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system | 7–11 | — |
| Newbottle Primary Academy Academy converter | Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system | 3–11 | Usually has places available (2026 entry) |
| Northern Saints Church of England Academy Academy converter | Most areas: Expected standard (2026) | 4–11 | Usually has places available (2026 entry) |
| Oxclose Primary Academy Academy sponsor led | Good (2022) · previous system | 4–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Redby Academy Academy converter | Good (2023) · previous system | 3–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Richard Avenue Primary School Community school | Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system | 3–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Ryhope Infant School Academy Academy converter | Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system | 2–7 | Usually has places available (2026 entry) |
| Ryhope Junior School Community school | Good (2022) · previous system | 7–11 | — |
| Seaburn Dene Primary School Community school | Good (2023) · previous system | 3–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Shiney Row Primary School Community school | Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system | 3–11 | Usually has places available (2026 entry) |
| South Hylton Primary Academy Academy converter | Most areas: Expected standard (2025) | 3–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Southwick Community Primary School Community school | Good (2022) · previous system | 2–11 | Usually has places available (2026 entry) |
| Springwell Village Primary School Academy converter | Good (2023) · previous system | 3–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| St Anne's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School Voluntary aided school | Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system | 3–11 | Usually has places available (2026 entry) |
| St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Washington Academy converter | Good (2024) · previous system | 3–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| St Benet's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School Voluntary aided school | Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system | 3–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Washington Academy converter | Good (2023) · previous system | 3–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| St Leonard's Catholic Primary School, Silksworth Academy converter | Good (2022) · previous system | 5–11 | Usually has places available (2026 entry) |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Houghton Academy converter | Good (2022) · previous system | 4–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Ryhope Academy converter | Good (2024) · previous system | 4–11 | Usually has places available (2026 entry) |
| Thorney Close Primary School Community school | Good (2023) · previous system | 3–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Town End Academy Academy converter | Good (2020) · previous system | 2–11 | Usually has places available (2026 entry) |
| Usworth Colliery Primary School Community school | Good (2020) · previous system | 4–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Valley Road Academy Academy converter | Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system | 2–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Wessington Primary School Community school | Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system | 2–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Willow Wood Community Primary School Community school | Good (2023) · previous system | 3–11 | Oversubscribed (2026 entry) |
| Benedict Biscop Church of England Academy Academy converter | No overall grade (2024) | 3–11 | Oversubscribed (2026 entry) |
| Burnside Academy Inspires Academy converter | Standards maintained (2024) | 3–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Diamond Hall Infant Academy Academy converter | No overall grade (2025) | 2–7 | Usually has places available (2026 entry) |
| Dubmire Primary Academy sponsor led | No overall grade (2024) | 3–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, Sunderland Academy converter | Standards maintained (2025) | 3–11 | Usually has places available (2026 entry) |
| Eppleton Academy Primary School Academy converter | No overall grade (2024) | 3–11 | Usually has places available (2026 entry) |
| Fulwell Infant School Academy Academy converter | No overall grade (2025) | 3–7 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| George Washington Primary School Academy converter | Standards maintained (2025) | 4–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Hill View Junior Academy Academy converter | Standards maintained (2025) | 7–11 | — |
| Marlborough Primary School Community school | No overall grade (2025) | 2–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School, Penshaw Academy converter | No overall grade (2025) | 3–11 | Usually has places available (2026 entry) |
| Plains Farm Academy Academy sponsor led | Standards maintained (2024) | 3–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| Rickleton Primary School Community school | No overall grade (2025) | 3–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland Academy converter | No overall grade (2024) | 3–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| St John Bosco Catholic Primary School, Town End Farm, Sunderland Academy converter | No overall grade (2024) | 3–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland Academy converter | Improved significantly (2025) | 3–11 | Oversubscribed (2026 entry) |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland Academy converter | Improved significantly (2024) | 3–11 | Roughly one first choice per place (2026 entry) |
| St Paul's CofE Primary School Voluntary controlled school | Standards maintained (2025) | 3–11 | Oversubscribed (2026 entry) |
Nursery, special & other (26)
| School | Ofsted | Ages | Demand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia Grange School Academy special converter | Outstanding — confirmed 2020 · previous system | 5–11 | — |
| Harry Watts Academy Free schools special | Outstanding (2023) · previous system | 5–16 | — |
| Hylton Red House Nursery School Local authority nursery school | Outstanding — confirmed 2022 · previous system | 3–5 | — |
| Mill Hill Nursery School Local authority nursery school | Outstanding (2024) · previous system | 2–5 | — |
| Oxclose Nursery School Local authority nursery school | Outstanding — confirmed 2024 · previous system | 2–4 | — |
| Sunningdale School Community special school | Outstanding — confirmed 2023 · previous system | 2–11 | — |
| Barbara Priestman Academy Academy special converter | Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system | 11–19 | — |
| Beacon of Light School Free schools alternative provision | Good (2023) · previous system | 13–16 | — |
| Consilium Evolve Academy alternative provision converter | Good (2020) · previous system | 7–16 | — |
| Hetton Lyons Nursery School Local authority nursery school | Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system | 1–4 | — |
| North View Academy Academy special converter | Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system | 4–11 | — |
| Portland Academy Academy special converter | Good (2019) · previous system | 11–19 | — |
| The Link School Pupil referral unit | Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system | 7–14 | — |
| Usworth Colliery Nursery School Local authority nursery school | Good (2024) · previous system | 2–4 | — |
| Argyle House School Other independent school | No Ofsted rating | 2–16 | — |
| Ashbrooke School Other independent special school | No Ofsted rating | 5–19 | — |
| City of Sunderland College Further education | No Ofsted rating | 16+ | — |
| Education and Services for People with Autism Special post 16 institution | No Ofsted rating | 16–25 | — |
| Endeavour SR Other independent special school | No Ofsted rating | 14–19 | — |
| Hopespring Sunderland Other independent school | No Ofsted rating | 11–16 | — |
| Houghton Le Spring Nursery School Local authority nursery school | Standards maintained (2025) | 3–5 | — |
| Pennywell Early Years Centre Local authority nursery school | No overall grade (2025) | 2–5 | — |
| The Poplars Other independent special school | No Ofsted rating | 8–18 | — |
| Thornhill Park School Other independent special school | No Ofsted rating | 4–19 | — |
| Trinity Academy New Bridge Academy special sponsor led | No overall grade (2025) | 11–19 | — |
| University of Sunderland Higher education institutions | No Ofsted rating | — | — |
“Demand” is first-choice applications against places at the latest entry year — admission criteria, not demand, decide offers. Data: DfE & Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources.