Schools in SR
Primary and secondary schools serving SR, with inspection ratings, pupil numbers and distances.
- Council
- Sunderland
- Region
- North East
- Population
- 271,808 (2024)
Schools in SR
122 schools in SR: 75 primary, 19 secondary and 28 other, including 6 independent. 99% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. The 107 that publish a capacity are 89% full overall, and 27 have more pupils than places.
Inspection ratings
- Excellent15.6%
- Good71.3%
- Serious concerns0.8%
- Not rated12.3%
The largest schools here
- St Robert of Newminster Catholic School and Sixth Form College, WashingtonSecondary · ages 11–18 · Faith school · 1,527 pupils · 99% fullGood5.3 miles · October 2023
- Southmoor AcademySecondary · ages 11–18 · 1,398 pupils · 111% fullGood1.3 miles · September 2022
- St Anthony's Girls' Catholic AcademySecondary · ages 11–18 · Girls · Faith school · 1,297 pupils · 93% fullGood1.8 miles · January 2023
- Whitburn Church of England AcademySecondary · ages 11–18 · Faith school · 1,204 pupils · 95% fullGood5.5 miles · November 2019
- The Academy at Shotton HallSecondary · ages 11–16 · 1,202 pupils · 105% fullExcellent8.7 miles · July 2024
- Seaham High SchoolSecondary · ages 11–16 · 1,095 pupils · 91% fullGood2.5 miles · July 2023
- St Aidan's Catholic AcademySecondary · ages 11–18 · Boys · Faith school · 1,057 pupils · 106% fullGood1.3 miles · June 2023
- Castle View Enterprise AcademySecondary · ages 11–16 · 993 pupils · 95% fullGood3.8 miles · June 2023
- St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form CollegeSecondary · ages 11–18 · Faith school · 891 pupils · 81% fullGood8.2 miles · June 2023
- Academy 360All-through · ages 4–16 · 854 pupils · 73% fullGood2.7 miles · May 2022
- Monkwearmouth AcademySecondary · ages 11–19 · 810 pupils · 53% fullGood4.3 miles · November 2023
- Christ's CollegeAll-through · ages 4–18 · 796 pupils · 93% fullGood2.4 miles · October 2023
- Easington AcademySecondary · ages 11–16 · 769 pupils · 103% fullGood6.5 miles · November 2019
- Sandhill View AcademySecondary · ages 11–16 · 743 pupils · 99% fullGood1.9 miles · November 2025
- Venerable Bede Church of England AcademySecondary · ages 11–16 · Faith school · 738 pupils · 82% fullGood80 yards · November 2021
- Farringdon Community AcademySecondary · ages 11–16 · 712 pupils · 68% fullGood1.5 miles · June 2026
- Dene AcademySecondary · ages 11–16 · 638 pupils · 78% fullGood8.5 miles · November 2023
- Thornhill AcademySecondary · ages 11–16 · 526 pupils · 50% fullGood1.6 miles · May 2024
- Easington Colliery Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 525 pupils · 93% fullGood6.3 miles · September 2023
- Ribbon SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 514 pupils · 108% fullGood3.8 miles · January 2023
- Cleadon Church of England AcademyPrimary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 484 pupils · 102% fullGood5.6 miles · February 2024
- East Herrington Primary AcademyPrimary · ages 3–11 · 476 pupils · 99% fullGood2.0 miles · October 2022
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, SunderlandPrimary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 472 pupils · 112% fullNot rated1.5 miles
- Hill View Junior AcademyPrimary · ages 7–11 · 451 pupils · 94% fullGood1 mile · December 2012
- Richard Avenue Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 445 pupils · 106% fullGood1.5 miles · September 2023
- Highfield AcademyPrimary · ages 2–11 · 443 pupils · 105% fullGood2.7 miles · October 2022
- Hill View Infant AcademyPrimary · ages 3–7 · 439 pupils · 122% fullGood0.7 miles · June 2022
- Mill Hill Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 5–11 · 434 pupils · 103% fullGood0.9 miles · January 2024
- Red House AcademySecondary · ages 11–16 · 432 pupils · 72% fullGood4.0 miles · January 2020
- Northern Saints Church of England AcademyPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 423 pupils · 67% fullGood3.8 miles · January 2026
And 92 more.
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.