Schools in Sunderland

• 122open schools
• 81primary
• 17secondary
• 6independent
• 41,439pupils

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Latest Ofsted inspections in Sunderland

How the latest inspection of each open school here was reported. Ofsted has changed how it reports several times, so these can’t be added up into one score. Why.

Overall grade given (before Sept 2024)31

Ungraded inspection49

Sub-grades, no overall grade (Sept 2024 to Nov 2025)16

Report card (from Nov 2025)20

Of the schools whose latest inspection gave an overall grade:

Outstanding5

Good31

Requires improvement0

Inadequate0

122 schools, A to Z — page 1 of 3.

• Academy 360

  All-through · Academy sponsor led · ages 4 to 16 · 854 pupils

  Portsmouth Road, Sunderland, SR4 9BA

  Ofsted 10 May 2022: Good

• Albany Village Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 11 · 214 pupils

  Crossgill, Albany, Washington, NE37 1UA

  Ofsted 8 Feb 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

• Argyle House School

  All-through · Other independent school · ages 2 to 16 · 197 pupils

  19-20 Thornhill Park, Sunderland, SR2 7LA

  Independent: inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate

  Independent

• Ashbrooke School

  Special school · Other independent special school · ages 5 to 19 · 126 pupils

  Ashbrooke Road, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, SR2 7JA

  Independent: inspected by Ofsted (not in Ofsted’s state-school data)

  Independent

• Barbara Priestman Academy

  Special school · Academy special converter · ages 11 to 19 · 189 pupils

  Meadowside, Sunderland, SR2 7QN

  Ofsted 27 Mar 2024 (ungraded): School remains Good

• Barmston Village Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 2 to 11 · 206 pupils

  Barmston Centre, Washington, NE38 8JA

  Ofsted 8 Nov 2023: Good

• Barnes Infant Academy

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 3 to 7 · 311 pupils

  Mount Road, Barnes, Sunderland, SR4 7QF

  Ofsted report card, 12 May 2026

• Barnes Junior School

  Primary · Community school · ages 7 to 11 · 341 pupils

  Mount Road, Sunderland, SR4 7QF

  Ofsted 15 Jun 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

• Barnwell Academy

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 3 to 11 · 302 pupils

  Whitefield Estate, Penshaw, Houghton le Spring, DH4 7RT

  Ofsted 20 Jun 2023: Outstanding

• Beacon of Light School

  Alternative provision · Free schools alternative provision · ages 13 to 16 · 0 pupils

  Vaux Brewery Way, Stadium Park, Sunderland, SR5 1SN

  Ofsted 19 Sep 2023: Good

• Benedict Biscop Church of England Academy

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 3 to 11 · 333 pupils

  Marcross Drive, Moorside, Sunderland, SR3 2RE

  Ofsted 8 Oct 2024: no overall grade (see grades)

  Church of England

• Bernard Gilpin Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 5 to 11 · 417 pupils

  Hall Lane, Houghton le Spring, DH5 8DA

  Ofsted 21 Sep 2022: Outstanding

• Bexhill Academy

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 2 to 11 · 360 pupils

  Bexhill Road, Town End Farm, Sunderland, SR5 4PJ

  Ofsted report card, 16 Jun 2026

• Biddick Academy

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 16 · 1,002 pupils

  Biddick Lane, Washington, NE38 8AL

  Ofsted report card, 10 Mar 2026

• Biddick Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 11 · 285 pupils

  Kirkham, Biddick Village, Washington, NE38 7HQ

  Ofsted 20 Nov 2024 (ungraded): Standards maintained

• Blackfell Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 11 · 142 pupils

  Knoulberry, Blackfell, Knoulberry Washington, Washington, NE37 1HA

  Ofsted report card, 3 Feb 2026

• Broadway Junior School

  Primary · Community school · ages 7 to 11 · 227 pupils

  Springwell Road, Sunderland, SR4 8NW

  Ofsted 5 Oct 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

• Burnside Academy Inspires

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 3 to 11 · 174 pupils

  Burnside Estate, Houghton le Spring, DH4 5HB

  Ofsted 22 Oct 2024 (ungraded): Standards maintained

• Castle View Enterprise Academy

  Secondary · Academy sponsor led · ages 11 to 16 · 993 pupils

  Cartwright Road, Sunderland, SR5 3DX

  Ofsted 27 Jun 2023: Good

• Castletown Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 11 · 347 pupils

  Grange Road, Castletown, Castletown Primary School, Sunderland, SR5 3EQ

  Ofsted 22 Mar 2022: Good

• Christ's College

  All-through · Free schools · ages 4 to 18 · 796 pupils

  Pennywell Road, Sunderland, SR4 8PG

  Ofsted 17 Oct 2023: Good

• Columbia Grange School

  Special school · Academy special converter · ages 5 to 11 · 140 pupils

  Oxclose Road, Washington, NE38 7NY

  Ofsted 4 Mar 2020 (ungraded): School remains Outstanding (predecessor school)

• Consilium Evolve

  Alternative provision · Academy alternative provision converter · ages 7 to 16 · 0 pupils

  Thornholme Road (Based-in-Thornhill Academy), Ashbrooke, Sunderland, SR2 7NA

  Ofsted 21 Sep 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next

• Dame Dorothy Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 3 to 11 · 181 pupils

  Dock Street, Monkwearmouth, Sunderland, SR6 0EA

  Ofsted 10 Feb 2022 (ungraded): School remains Good (predecessor school)

• Diamond Hall Infant Academy

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 2 to 7 · 314 pupils

  Well Street, Sunderland, SR4 6JF

  Ofsted 11 Mar 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

• Diamond Hall Junior Academy

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 7 to 11 · 320 pupils

  Well Street, Millfield, Sunderland, SR4 6JF

  Ofsted 31 Mar 2022 (ungraded): School remains Good

• Dubmire Primary

  Primary · Academy sponsor led · ages 3 to 11 · 479 pupils

  Britannia Terrace, Fence Houses, Houghton le Spring, DH4 6HL

  Ofsted 22 Oct 2024: no overall grade (see grades)

• Easington Lane Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 2 to 11 · 281 pupils

  High Street, Easington Lane, Houghton le Spring, DH5 0JT

  Ofsted 1 Nov 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

• East Herrington Primary Academy

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 3 to 11 · 476 pupils

  Balmoral Terrace, East Herrington, Sunderland, SR3 3PR

  Ofsted 11 Oct 2022: Good

• East Rainton Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 11 · 101 pupils

  School Road, East Rainton, Houghton le Spring, DH5 9RA

  Ofsted 14 Jun 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

• Endeavour SR

  Special school · Other independent special school · ages 14 to 19 · 0 pupils

  54 John Street, Sunderland, SR1 1QH

  Independent: inspected by Ofsted (not in Ofsted’s state-school data)

  Independent

• English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, Sunderland

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 3 to 11 · 178 pupils

  Redcar Road, Sunderland, SR5 5AU

  Ofsted 5 Feb 2025 (ungraded): Standards maintained

  Roman Catholic

• Eppleton Academy Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 3 to 11 · 208 pupils

  Church Road, Hetton-le-Hole, Houghton le Spring, DH5 9AJ

  Ofsted 24 Sep 2024: no overall grade (see grades)

• Farringdon Academy

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 3 to 11 · 384 pupils

  Archer Road, Farringdon, Sunderland, SR3 3DJ

  Ofsted report card, 9 Jun 2026

• Farringdon Community Academy

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 16 · 712 pupils

  Allendale Road, Sunderland, SR3 3EL

  Ofsted report card, 9 Jun 2026

• Fatfield Academy

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 3 to 11 · 233 pupils

  Southcroft, Fatfield, Washington, NE38 8RB

  Ofsted 5 Jun 2024 (ungraded): School remains Good

• Fulwell Infant School Academy

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 3 to 7 · 354 pupils

  Ebdon Lane, Fulwell, Fulwell Infant School Academy, Sunderland, SR6 8ED

  Ofsted 13 May 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

• Fulwell Junior School

  Primary · Community school · ages 7 to 11 · 350 pupils

  Sea Road, Fulwell, Sunderland, SR6 9EE

  Ofsted report card, 2 Jun 2026

• George Washington Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 4 to 11 · 384 pupils

  Well Bank Road, Washington, NE37 1NL

  Ofsted 19 Mar 2025 (ungraded): Standards maintained

• Gillas Lane Primary Academy

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 3 to 11 · 134 pupils

  Seaton Avenue, Houghton le Spring, DH5 8EH

  Ofsted 26 Jun 2024 (ungraded): School remains Good

• Grange Park Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 11 · 208 pupils

  Swan Street, Sunderland, SR5 1EA

  Ofsted 1 Nov 2023: Good

• Grangetown Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 2 to 11 · 302 pupils

  Spelter Works Road, Grangetown, Sunderland, SR2 8PX

  Ofsted 16 Nov 2022 (ungraded): School remains Good

• Grindon Infant School

  Primary · Community school · ages 2 to 7 · 163 pupils

  Gleneagles Road, Sunderland, SR4 9QN

  Ofsted report card, 20 Jan 2026

• Harry Watts Academy

  Special school · Free schools special · ages 5 to 16 · 187 pupils

  Ramillies Road, Sunderland, SR5 5JA

  Ofsted 13 Jul 2023: Outstanding

• Hasting Hill Academy

  Primary · Academy sponsor led · ages 2 to 11 · 238 pupils

  Tilbury Road, Sunderland, Bexhill Academy, SR3 4LY

  Ofsted 5 Dec 2023: Good

• Hetton Academy

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 16 · 681 pupils

  North Road, Hetton-le-Hole, Houghton le Spring, DH5 9JZ

  Ofsted 10 Dec 2024: no overall grade (see grades)

• Hetton Lyons Nursery School

  Nursery · Local authority nursery school · ages 1 to 4 · 110 pupils

  Four Lane Ends, Hetton-le-Hole, Houghton Le Spring, DH5 0AH

  Ofsted 23 May 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

• Hetton Lyons Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 4 to 11 · 431 pupils

  Four Lane Ends, Hetton-le-Hole, Houghton le Spring, DH5 0AH

  Ofsted report card, 13 Jan 2026

• Hetton Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 2 to 11 · 206 pupils

  Moorsley Road, Hetton-le-Hole, Houghton le Spring, DH5 9ND

  Ofsted 29 Feb 2024 (ungraded): School remains Good

• Highfield Academy

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 2 to 11 · 443 pupils

  Fordfield Road, Ford Estate, Sunderland, SR4 0DA

  Ofsted 12 Oct 2022 (ungraded): School remains Good

• Hill View Infant Academy

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 3 to 7 · 439 pupils

  Helvellyn Road, Sunderland, SR2 9JJ

  Ofsted 28 Jun 2022: Good

• Hill View Junior Academy

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 7 to 11 · 451 pupils

  Queen Alexandra Road, Sunderland, SR2 9HE

  Ofsted 8 Jan 2025 (ungraded): Standards maintained

• Holley Park Academy

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 3 to 11 · 204 pupils

  Ayton Road, Oxclose, Washington, NE38 0LR

  Ofsted 5 Jun 2024 (ungraded): School remains Good

• Hopespring Sunderland

  Secondary · Other independent school · ages 11 to 16 · 24 pupils

  10 Sea View Road West, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, SR2 9HA

  Independent: inspected by Ofsted (not in Ofsted’s state-school data)

  Independent

• Houghton Le Spring Nursery School

  Nursery · Local authority nursery school · ages 3 to 5 · 142 pupils

  Neasham Place, Houghton le Spring, DH5 8AE

  Ofsted 11 Feb 2025 (ungraded): Standards maintained

• Hudson Road Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 11 · 345 pupils

  Villiers Street South, Sunderland, SR1 2AH

  Ofsted 23 May 2023: Good

• Hylton Castle Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 11 · 229 pupils

  Caithness Road, Hylton Castle, Sunderland, SR5 3RE

  Ofsted 6 Jul 2022 (ungraded): School remains Good

• Hylton Red House Nursery School

  Nursery · Local authority nursery school · ages 3 to 5 · 122 pupils

  Rotherham Road, Red House, Sunderland, SR5 5QL

  Ofsted report card, 7 Jul 2026

• John F Kennedy Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 3 to 11 · 412 pupils

  Station Road, Columbia, Washington, NE38 7AR

  Ofsted report card, 13 Jan 2026

• Kepier

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 16 · 1,131 pupils

  Dairy Lane, Houghton le Spring, DH4 5BH

  Ofsted report card, 16 Jun 2026

Towns in Sunderland

• Houghton le Spring (23)
• Sunderland (78)
• Washington (24)

Source: Get Information about Schools and Ofsted (Open Government Licence v3.0). Towns are as written in each school’s official address.