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
Good56
Outstanding7
No overall grade51
63 of these schools carry a historic one-word grade. The remaining 51 either have no published outcome or were inspected under a newer framework with no overall grade; current report cards instead grade separate aspects of the school. What changed.
- Last overall grade still shown
- 63
- Current framework (no overall grade)
- 44
- Average days since inspection
- 908
- Framework mix
- 63 historic, 44 current, 7 none
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.
114 schools
| School | Area | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academy 360Academy sponsor led | Sunderland | Good 2022 | 31.7 | -1.31-1.56 to -1.06 | |
| Albany Village Primary SchoolCommunity school | Washington | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Argyle House SchoolOther independent school | Sunderland | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Ashbrooke SchoolOther independent special school | Sunderland | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Barmston Village Primary SchoolCommunity school | Washington | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Barnes Infant AcademyAcademy converter | Sunderland | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Barnes Junior SchoolCommunity school | Sunderland | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Barnwell AcademyAcademy converter | Houghton le Spring | Outstanding 2023 | — | — | |
| Benedict Biscop Church of England AcademyAcademy converter | Sunderland | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Bernard Gilpin Primary SchoolCommunity school | Houghton le Spring | Outstanding 2022 | — | — | |
| Bexhill AcademyAcademy converter | Sunderland | Outstanding 2022 | — | — | |
| Biddick AcademyAcademy converter | Washington | Report card 2026 | 42.5 | -0.25-0.44 to -0.06 | |
| Biddick Primary SchoolCommunity school | Washington | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Blackfell Primary SchoolCommunity school | Washington | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Broadway Junior SchoolCommunity school | Sunderland | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Burnside Academy InspiresAcademy converter | Houghton le Spring | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Castle View Enterprise AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Sunderland | Good 2023 | 41.9 | -0.18-0.38 to 0.02 · not a win | |
| Castletown Primary SchoolCommunity school | Sunderland | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Christ's CollegeFree schools | Sunderland | Good 2023 | 43.2 | -0.68-1.03 to -0.32 | |
| City of Sunderland CollegeFurther education | Sunderland | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Dame Dorothy Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Sunderland | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Diamond Hall Infant AcademyAcademy converter | Sunderland | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Diamond Hall Junior AcademyAcademy converter | Sunderland | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Dubmire PrimaryAcademy sponsor led | Houghton le Spring | No overall 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 overall grade | — | — | |
| English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, SunderlandAcademy converter | Sunderland | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Eppleton Academy Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Houghton le Spring | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Farringdon AcademyAcademy converter | Sunderland | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Farringdon Community AcademyAcademy converter | Sunderland | Report card 2026 | 44.6 | -0.04-0.28 to 0.20 · not a win | |
| Fatfield AcademyAcademy converter | Washington | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Fulwell Infant School AcademyAcademy converter | Sunderland | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Fulwell Junior SchoolCommunity school | Sunderland | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| George Washington Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Washington | No overall 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 | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Hasting Hill AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Sunderland | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Hetton AcademyAcademy converter | Houghton le Spring | No overall grade | 51.8 | 0.18-0.09 to 0.45 · not a win | |
| Hetton Lyons Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school | Houghton Le Spring | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Hetton Lyons Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Houghton le Spring | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| 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 overall grade | — | — | |
| Holley Park AcademyAcademy converter | Washington | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Hopespring SunderlandOther independent school | Sunderland | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Houghton Le Spring Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school | Houghton le Spring | No overall 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 | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| KepierAcademy converter | Houghton le Spring | Good 2022 | 43.6 | -0.29-0.48 to -0.09 | |
| Lambton Primary SchoolCommunity school | Washington | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Marlborough Primary SchoolCommunity school | Washington | No overall 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 | -0.21-0.42 to 0.00 · not a win | |
| 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 | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Northern Saints Church of England AcademyAcademy converter | Sunderland | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School, PenshawAcademy converter | Houghton le Spring | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Oxclose Community AcademyAcademy converter | Washington | No overall grade | 41.8 | -0.37-0.56 to -0.19 | |
| Oxclose Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school | Washington | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Oxclose Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Washington | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Pennywell Early Years CentreLocal authority nursery school | Sunderland | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Plains Farm AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Sunderland | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Red House AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Sunderland | No overall grade | 44.8 | 0.14-0.18 to 0.46 · not a win | |
| Redby AcademyAcademy converter | Sunderland | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Richard Avenue Primary SchoolCommunity school | Sunderland | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Rickleton Primary SchoolCommunity school | Washington | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Ryhope Infant School AcademyAcademy converter | Sunderland | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Ryhope Junior SchoolCommunity school | Sunderland | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Sandhill View AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Sunderland | Report card 2025 | 38.6 | -0.08-0.33 to 0.17 · not a win | |
| Seaburn Dene Primary SchoolCommunity school | Sunderland | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Shiney Row Primary SchoolCommunity school | Houghton le Spring | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| South Hylton Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Sunderland | Report card 2025 | — | — | |
| Southmoor AcademyAcademy converter | Sunderland | Good 2022 | 49 | -0.28-0.46 to -0.10 | |
| Southwick Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Southwick | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Springwell Village Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Gateshead | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| St Aidan's Catholic AcademyAcademy converter | Sunderland | No overall grade | 51.2 | 0.370.13 to 0.62 | |
| 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 | 0.09-0.09 to 0.27 · not a win | |
| 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 overall grade | — | — | |
| St John Bosco Catholic Primary School, Town End Farm, SunderlandAcademy converter | Sunderland | No overall grade | — | — | |
| St John Boste Catholic Primary School, WashingtonAcademy converter | Washington | Outstanding 2024 | — | — | |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, SunderlandAcademy converter | Sunderland | No overall 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 overall grade | — | — | |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School, HoughtonAcademy converter | Houghton le Spring | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, RyhopeAcademy converter | Sunderland | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| St Paul's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Sunderland | No overall grade | — | — | |
| St Robert of Newminster Catholic School and Sixth Form College, WashingtonAcademy converter | Washington | Good 2023 | 48.9 | 0.13-0.05 to 0.31 · not a win | |
| Sunningdale SchoolCommunity special school | Sunderland | Outstanding 2023 | — | — | |
| The PoplarsOther independent special school | Houghton le Spring | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Thorney Close Primary SchoolCommunity school | Sunderland | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Thornhill AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Sunderland | Good 2024 | 41.4 | -0.40-0.66 to -0.13 | |
| Thornhill Park SchoolOther independent special school | Sunderland | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Town End AcademyAcademy converter | Sunderland | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Usworth Colliery Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school | Washington | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Usworth Colliery Primary SchoolCommunity school | Washington | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Valley Road AcademyAcademy converter | Sunderland | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Venerable Bede Church of England AcademyAcademy converter | Sunderland | No overall grade | 44.1 | -1.04-1.25 to -0.83 | |
| Washington AcademyAcademy converter | Washington | Report card 2026 | 33.1 | -0.99-1.22 to -0.76 | |
| Wessington Primary SchoolCommunity school | Washington | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Willow Wood Community Primary SchoolCommunity school | Sunderland | Good 2023 | — | — |