Schools in DH4
Primary and secondary schools serving DH4, with inspection ratings, pupil numbers and distances.
- Council
- Sunderland
- Region
- North East
- Population
- 45,440 (2024)
Schools in DH4
14 schools in DH4: 12 primary, 1 secondary and 1 other, including 1 independent. 100% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. They’re 91% full overall, and 3 have more pupils than places.
Inspection ratings
- Excellent14.3%
- Good78.6%
- Not rated7.1%
The largest schools here
- KepierSecondary · ages 11–16 · 1,131 pupils · 93% fullGood1.2 miles · March 2022
- Dubmire PrimaryPrimary · ages 3–11 · 479 pupils · 114% fullGood0.8 miles · September 2019
- Newbottle Primary AcademyPrimary · ages 3–11 · 437 pupils · 104% fullGood0.6 miles · June 2026
- Barnwell AcademyPrimary · ages 3–11 · 302 pupils · 144% fullExcellent1.3 miles · June 2023
- Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School, PenshawPrimary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 291 pupils · 82% fullExcellent1.3 miles · December 2006
- Shiney Row Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 249 pupils · 79% fullGood0.9 miles · June 2022
- Woodlea Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 197 pupils · 94% fullGood1 mile · May 2024
- Lumley Junior SchoolPrimary · ages 7–11 · 186 pupils · 95% fullGood2.2 miles · April 2024
- Burnside Academy InspiresPrimary · ages 3–11 · 174 pupils · 74% fullGood0.7 miles · September 2014
- West Rainton Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 2–11 · 148 pupils · 88% fullGood3.0 miles · February 2023
- New Penshaw AcademyPrimary · ages 3–11 · 112 pupils · 47% fullGood1.6 miles · June 2024
- East Rainton Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 101 pupils · 74% fullGood2.1 miles · June 2023
- Bournmoor Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 66 pupils · 46% fullGood0.9 miles · July 2024
- The PoplarsOther · ages 8–18 · Independent · 4 pupils · 100% fullNot rated1.1 miles
Ofsted replaced single overall grades with report cards in November 2025. The rating shown here reflects each school’s latest inspection: its new report card where it has one, or its most recent graded inspection otherwise. Check the inspection date beside each school.
Occupancy compares pupils on roll with published school capacity. Sources: Department for Education (Get Information About Schools), Ofsted, and the Welsh and Scottish school registers. Open Government Licence v3.0.