North East
Schools in Sunderland
114 schools, 40,353 pupils. Average Attainment 8 across the authority's state secondaries is 41.9.
Ofsted across Sunderland
Good59
Outstanding9
Requires improvement1
No overall grade45
69 of these schools carry a one-word grade from before September 2024, when Ofsted stopped awarding them. The remaining 45 either have no published outcome or were inspected under the current framework, which does not give an overall grade. What changed.
All schools in Sunderland
Sorted by name. A gap of a point or two is noise, not a ranking — read the school pages for the intake-adjusted comparison.
| School | Area | Ofsted | Attainment 8 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy 360Academy sponsor led | Sunderland | Good 2022 | 31.7 |
| Albany Village Primary SchoolCommunity school | Washington | Good 2023 | — |
| Argyle House SchoolOther independent school | Sunderland | No grade | — |
| Ashbrooke SchoolOther independent special school | Sunderland | No grade | — |
| Barmston Village Primary SchoolCommunity school | Washington | Good 2023 | — |
| Barnes Infant AcademyAcademy converter | Sunderland | No grade | — |
| Barnes Junior SchoolCommunity school | Sunderland | Good 2023 | — |
| Barnwell AcademyAcademy converter | Houghton le Spring | Outstanding 2023 | — |
| Benedict Biscop Church of England AcademyAcademy converter | Sunderland | No grade | — |
| Bernard Gilpin Primary SchoolCommunity school | Houghton le Spring | Outstanding 2022 | — |
| Bexhill AcademyAcademy converter | Sunderland | Outstanding 2022 | — |
| Biddick AcademyAcademy converter | Washington | No grade | 42.5 |
| Biddick Primary SchoolCommunity school | Washington | No grade | — |
| Blackfell Primary SchoolCommunity school | Washington | No grade | — |
| Broadway Junior SchoolCommunity school | Sunderland | Good 2023 | — |
| Burnside Academy InspiresAcademy converter | Houghton le Spring | No grade | — |
| Castle View Enterprise AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Sunderland | Good 2023 | 41.9 |
| Castletown Primary SchoolCommunity school | Sunderland | Good 2022 | — |
| Christ's CollegeFree schools | Sunderland | Good 2023 | 43.2 |
| City of Sunderland CollegeFurther education | Sunderland | No grade | — |
| Dame Dorothy Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Sunderland | Good 2022 | — |
| Diamond Hall Infant AcademyAcademy converter | Sunderland | No grade | — |
| Diamond Hall Junior AcademyAcademy converter | Sunderland | Good 2022 | — |
| Dubmire PrimaryAcademy sponsor led | Houghton le Spring | No grade | — |
| Easington Lane Primary SchoolCommunity school | Houghton le Spring | Good 2023 | — |
| East Herrington Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Sunderland | Good 2022 | — |
| East Rainton Primary SchoolCommunity school | Houghton le Spring | Good 2023 | — |
| Endeavour SROther independent special school | Sunderland | No grade | — |
| English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, SunderlandAcademy converter | Sunderland | No grade | — |
| Eppleton Academy Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Houghton le Spring | No grade | — |
| Farringdon AcademyAcademy converter | Sunderland | Good 2022 | — |
| Farringdon Community AcademyAcademy converter | Sunderland | Requires improvement 2023 | 44.6 |
| Fatfield AcademyAcademy converter | Washington | Good 2024 | — |
| Fulwell Infant School AcademyAcademy converter | Sunderland | No grade | — |
| Fulwell Junior SchoolCommunity school | Sunderland | Outstanding 2022 | — |
| George Washington Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Washington | No grade | — |
| Gillas Lane Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Houghton le Spring | Good 2024 | — |
| Grange Park Primary SchoolCommunity school | Sunderland | Good 2023 | — |
| Grangetown Primary SchoolCommunity school | Sunderland | Good 2022 | — |
| Grindon Infant SchoolCommunity school | Sunderland | No grade | — |
| Hasting Hill AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Sunderland | Good 2023 | — |
| Hetton AcademyAcademy converter | Houghton le Spring | No grade | 51.8 |
| Hetton Lyons Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school | Houghton Le Spring | Good 2023 | — |
| Hetton Lyons Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Houghton le Spring | No grade | — |
| Hetton Primary SchoolCommunity school | Houghton le Spring | Good 2024 | — |
| Highfield AcademyAcademy converter | Sunderland | Good 2022 | — |
| Hill View Infant AcademyAcademy converter | Sunderland | Good 2022 | — |
| Hill View Junior AcademyAcademy converter | Sunderland | No grade | — |
| Holley Park AcademyAcademy converter | Washington | Good 2024 | — |
| Hopespring SunderlandOther independent school | Sunderland | No grade | — |
| Houghton Le Spring Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school | Houghton le Spring | No grade | — |
| Hudson Road Primary SchoolCommunity school | Sunderland | Good 2023 | — |
| Hylton Castle Primary SchoolCommunity school | Sunderland | Good 2022 | — |
| Hylton Red House Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school | Sunderland | Outstanding 2022 | — |
| John F Kennedy Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Washington | No grade | — |
| KepierAcademy converter | Houghton le Spring | Good 2022 | 43.6 |
| Lambton Primary SchoolCommunity school | Washington | Good 2024 | — |
| Marlborough Primary SchoolCommunity school | Washington | No grade | — |
| Mill Hill Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school | Sunderland | Outstanding 2024 | — |
| Mill Hill Primary SchoolCommunity school | Sunderland | Good 2024 | — |
| Monkwearmouth AcademyAcademy converter | Sunderland | Good 2023 | 45.8 |
| New Penshaw AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Houghton le Spring | Good 2024 | — |
| New Silksworth Academy InfantAcademy sponsor led | Sunderland | Good 2024 | — |
| New Silksworth Academy JuniorAcademy sponsor led | Sunderland | Good 2024 | — |
| Newbottle Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Houghton le Spring | Good 2022 | — |
| Northern Saints Church of England AcademyAcademy converter | Sunderland | No grade | — |
| Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School, PenshawAcademy converter | Houghton le Spring | No grade | — |
| Oxclose Community AcademyAcademy converter | Washington | No grade | 41.8 |
| Oxclose Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school | Washington | Outstanding 2024 | — |
| Oxclose Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Washington | Good 2022 | — |
| Pennywell Early Years CentreLocal authority nursery school | Sunderland | No grade | — |
| Plains Farm AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Sunderland | No grade | — |
| Red House AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Sunderland | No grade | 44.8 |
| Redby AcademyAcademy converter | Sunderland | Good 2023 | — |
| Richard Avenue Primary SchoolCommunity school | Sunderland | Good 2023 | — |
| Rickleton Primary SchoolCommunity school | Washington | No grade | — |
| Ryhope Infant School AcademyAcademy converter | Sunderland | Good 2022 | — |
| Ryhope Junior SchoolCommunity school | Sunderland | Good 2022 | — |
| Sandhill View AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Sunderland | No grade | 38.6 |
| Seaburn Dene Primary SchoolCommunity school | Sunderland | Good 2023 | — |
| Shiney Row Primary SchoolCommunity school | Houghton le Spring | Good 2022 | — |
| South Hylton Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Sunderland | No grade | — |
| Southmoor AcademyAcademy converter | Sunderland | Good 2022 | 49 |
| Southwick Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Southwick | Good 2022 | — |
| Springwell Village Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Gateshead | Good 2023 | — |
| St Aidan's Catholic AcademyAcademy converter | Sunderland | No grade | 51.2 |
| St Anne's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Sunderland | Good 2022 | — |
| St Anthony's Girls' Catholic AcademyAcademy converter | Sunderland | Good 2023 | 50.7 |
| St Bede's Catholic Primary School, WashingtonAcademy converter | Washington | Good 2024 | — |
| St Benet's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Sunderland | Good 2024 | — |
| St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, SunderlandAcademy converter | Sunderland | No grade | — |
| St John Bosco Catholic Primary School, Town End Farm, SunderlandAcademy converter | Sunderland | No grade | — |
| St John Boste Catholic Primary School, WashingtonAcademy converter | Washington | Outstanding 2024 | — |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, SunderlandAcademy converter | Sunderland | No grade | — |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, WashingtonAcademy converter | Washington | Good 2023 | — |
| St Leonard's Catholic Primary School, SilksworthAcademy converter | Sunderland | Good 2022 | — |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, SunderlandAcademy converter | Sunderland | No grade | — |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School, HoughtonAcademy converter | Houghton le Spring | Good 2022 | — |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, RyhopeAcademy converter | Sunderland | Good 2024 | — |
| St Paul's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Sunderland | No grade | — |
| St Robert of Newminster Catholic School and Sixth Form College, WashingtonAcademy converter | Washington | Good 2023 | 48.9 |
| Sunningdale SchoolCommunity special school | Sunderland | Outstanding 2023 | — |
| The PoplarsOther independent special school | Houghton le Spring | No grade | — |
| Thorney Close Primary SchoolCommunity school | Sunderland | Good 2023 | — |
| Thornhill AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Sunderland | Good 2024 | 41.4 |
| Thornhill Park SchoolOther independent special school | Sunderland | No grade | — |
| Town End AcademyAcademy converter | Sunderland | No grade | — |
| Usworth Colliery Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school | Washington | Good 2024 | — |
| Usworth Colliery Primary SchoolCommunity school | Washington | No grade | — |
| Valley Road AcademyAcademy converter | Sunderland | Good 2022 | — |
| Venerable Bede Church of England AcademyAcademy converter | Sunderland | No grade | 44.1 |
| Washington AcademyAcademy converter | Washington | No grade | 33.1 |
| Wessington Primary SchoolCommunity school | Washington | Good 2023 | — |
| Willow Wood Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Sunderland | Good 2023 | — |