Schools in Sunderland
There are 116 state-funded and grammar schools in Sunderland. 11 are rated Outstanding and 71 Good by Ofsted. Each listing shows the year groups, Ofsted rating and how admissions work.
Applying for a place in Sunderland
- Starting secondary school (Year 7) in September 2027: applications close on 31 October 2026. Offers are sent on 1 March 2027.
- Starting Reception in September 2027: applications close on 15 January 2027. Offers are sent on 16 April 2027.
- You apply through the council where you live, even for schools in a different area, and late applications are considered after on-time ones.
All schools in Sunderland, by town
Gateshead
- Springwell Village Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · NE9 7RX
Ofsted: Good
Houghton le Spring
- Barnwell Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · DH4 7RT
Ofsted: Outstanding - Bernard Gilpin Primary School
Year 1 - Year 6 · DH5 8DA
Ofsted: Outstanding - Burnside Academy Inspires
Nursery - Year 6 · DH4 5HB
No rating on record - Dubmire Primary
Nursery - Year 6 · DH4 6HL
Ofsted: Not judged - Easington Lane Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · DH5 0JT
Ofsted: Good - East Rainton Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · DH5 9RA
Ofsted: Good - Eppleton Academy Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · DH5 9AJ
Ofsted: Not judged - Gillas Lane Primary Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · DH5 8EH
Ofsted: Good - Hetton Academy
Year 7 - Year 11 · DH5 9JZ
Ofsted: Not judged - Hetton Lyons Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · DH5 0AH
No rating on record - Hetton Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · DH5 9ND
Ofsted: Good - Houghton Le Spring Nursery School
Nursery - Reception · DH5 8AE
No rating on record - Kepier
Year 7 - Year 11 · DH4 5BH
Ofsted: Good - New Penshaw Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · DH4 7HY
Ofsted: Good - Newbottle Primary Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · DH4 4EE
Ofsted: Good - Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School, Penshaw
Nursery - Year 6 · DH4 7JZ
Ofsted: Not judged - Shiney Row Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · DH4 4QP
Ofsted: Good - St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Houghton
Reception - Year 6 · DH5 8NF
Ofsted: Good
Houghton Le Spring
- Hetton Lyons Nursery School
DH5 0AH
Ofsted: Good
Southwick
- Southwick Community Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · SR5 2JX
Ofsted: Good
Sunderland
- Academy 360
Reception - Year 11 · SR4 9BA
Ofsted: Good - Barbara Priestman Academy
SR2 7QN
Ofsted: Good - Barnes Infant Academy
Nursery - Year 2 · SR4 7QF
No rating on record - Barnes Junior School
Year 3 - Year 6 · SR4 7QF
Ofsted: Good - Beacon of Light School
Year 9 - Year 11 · SR5 1SN
Ofsted: Good - Benedict Biscop Church of England Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · SR3 2RE
Ofsted: Not judged - Bexhill Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · SR5 4PJ
Ofsted: Outstanding - Broadway Junior School
Year 3 - Year 6 · SR4 8NW
Ofsted: Good - Castle View Enterprise Academy
Year 7 - Year 11 · SR5 3DX
Ofsted: Good - Castletown Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · SR5 3EQ
Ofsted: Good - Christ's College
Reception - Year 13 · SR4 8PG
Ofsted: Good - Consilium Evolve
Year 3 - Year 11 · SR2 7NA
Ofsted: Good - Dame Dorothy Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · SR6 0EA
Ofsted: Good - Diamond Hall Infant Academy
Nursery - Year 2 · SR4 6JF
Ofsted: Not judged - Diamond Hall Junior Academy
Year 3 - Year 6 · SR4 6JF
Ofsted: Good - East Herrington Primary Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · SR3 3PR
Ofsted: Good - English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, Sunderland
Nursery - Year 6 · SR5 5AU
No rating on record - Farringdon Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · SR3 3DJ
Ofsted: Good - Farringdon Community Academy
Year 7 - Year 11 · SR3 3EL
Ofsted: Requires improvement - Fulwell Infant School Academy
Nursery - Year 2 · SR6 8ED
Ofsted: Not judged - Fulwell Junior School
Year 3 - Year 6 · SR6 9EE
Ofsted: Outstanding - Grange Park Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · SR5 1EA
Ofsted: Good - Grangetown Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · SR2 8PX
Ofsted: Good - Grindon Infant School
Nursery - Year 2 · SR4 9QN
No rating on record - Harry Watts Academy
Year 1 - Year 11 · SR5 5JA
Ofsted: Outstanding - Hasting Hill Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · SR3 4LY
Ofsted: Good - Highfield Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · SR4 0DA
Ofsted: Good - Hill View Infant Academy
Nursery - Year 2 · SR2 9JJ
Ofsted: Good - Hill View Junior Academy
Year 3 - Year 6 · SR2 9HE
No rating on record - Hudson Road Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · SR1 2AH
Ofsted: Good - Hylton Castle Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · SR5 3RE
Ofsted: Good - Hylton Red House Nursery School
Nursery - Reception · SR5 5QL
Ofsted: Outstanding - Mill Hill Nursery School
Nursery - Reception · SR3 2PJ
Ofsted: Outstanding - Mill Hill Primary School
Year 1 - Year 6 · SR3 2PJ
Ofsted: Good - Monkwearmouth Academy
SR6 8LG
Ofsted: Good - New Silksworth Academy Infant
Nursery - Year 2 · SR3 1AS
Ofsted: Good - New Silksworth Academy Junior
Year 3 - Year 6 · SR3 1AS
Ofsted: Good - North View Academy
Reception - Year 6 · SR4 0HB
Ofsted: Good - Northern Saints Church of England Academy
Reception - Year 6 · SR5 5QL
No rating on record - Pennywell Early Years Centre
Nursery - Reception · SR4 9AX
Ofsted: Not judged - Plains Farm Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · SR3 1SU
No rating on record - Portland Academy
SR3 2NQ
Ofsted: Good - Red House Academy
Year 7 - Year 11 · SR5 5LN
Ofsted: Good - Redby Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · SR6 9QP
Ofsted: Good - Richard Avenue Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · SR4 7LQ
Ofsted: Good - Ryhope Infant School Academy
Nursery - Year 2 · SR2 0RT
Ofsted: Good - Ryhope Junior School
Year 3 - Year 6 · SR2 0RT
Ofsted: Good - Sandhill View Academy
Year 7 - Year 11 · SR3 4EN
Ofsted: Good - Seaburn Dene Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · SR6 8LG
Ofsted: Good - South Hylton Primary Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · SR4 0LS
No rating on record - Southmoor Academy
Year 7 - Year 13 · SR2 7TF
Ofsted: Good - St Aidan's Catholic Academy
Year 7 - Year 13 · Boys only · SR2 7HJ
Ofsted: Not judged - St Anne's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · SR4 9AA
Ofsted: Good - St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy
Year 7 - Year 13 · Girls only · SR2 7JN
Ofsted: Good - St Benet's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · SR6 9QU
Ofsted: Good - St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland
Nursery - Year 6 · SR4 8HP
Ofsted: Not judged - St John Bosco Catholic Primary School, Town End Farm, Sunderland
Nursery - Year 6 · SR5 4JW
Ofsted: Not judged - St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland
Nursery - Year 6 · SR4 6HY
No rating on record - St Leonard's Catholic Primary School, Silksworth
Year 1 - Year 6 · SR3 2BB
Ofsted: Good - St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland
Nursery - Year 6 · SR2 7QN
No rating on record - St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Ryhope
Reception - Year 6 · SR2 0RQ
Ofsted: Good - St Paul's CofE Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · SR2 0LW
No rating on record - Sunningdale School
Nursery - Year 6 · SR3 2PP
Ofsted: Outstanding - The Link School
Year 3 - Year 9 · SR3 4EE
Ofsted: Good - Thorney Close Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · SR3 4BB
Ofsted: Good - Thornhill Academy
Year 7 - Year 11 · SR2 7NA
Ofsted: Good - Town End Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · SR5 4NX
Ofsted: Good - Trinity Academy New Bridge
SR5 3NF
Ofsted: Not judged - Valley Road Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · SR2 8PL
Ofsted: Good - Venerable Bede Church of England Academy
Year 7 - Year 11 · SR2 0SX
Ofsted: Not judged - Willow Wood Community Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · SR5 5AU
Ofsted: Good
Washington
- Albany Village Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · NE37 1UA
Ofsted: Good - Barmston Village Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · NE38 8JA
Ofsted: Good - Biddick Academy
Year 7 - Year 11 · NE38 8AL
Ofsted: Good - Biddick Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · NE38 7HQ
Ofsted: Good - Blackfell Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · NE37 1HA
No rating on record - Columbia Grange School
Year 1 - Year 6 · NE38 7NY
Ofsted: Outstanding - Fatfield Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · NE38 8RB
Ofsted: Good - George Washington Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · NE37 1NL
No rating on record - Holley Park Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · NE38 0LR
Ofsted: Good - John F Kennedy Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · NE38 7AR
No rating on record - Lambton Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · NE38 0PL
Ofsted: Good - Marlborough Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · NE37 3BG
Ofsted: Not judged - Oxclose Community Academy
Year 7 - Year 11 · NE38 0LN
Ofsted: Not judged - Oxclose Nursery School
Nursery · NE38 0LA
Ofsted: Outstanding - Oxclose Primary Academy
Reception - Year 6 · NE38 0LA
Ofsted: Good - Rickleton Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · NE38 9EZ
Ofsted: Not judged - St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Washington
Nursery - Year 6 · NE37 2NP
Ofsted: Good - St John Boste Catholic Primary School, Washington
Nursery - Year 6 · NE38 0HL
Ofsted: Outstanding - St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Washington
Nursery - Year 6 · NE38 7HU
Ofsted: Good - St Robert of Newminster Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Washington
Year 7 - Year 13 · NE38 8AF
Ofsted: Good - Usworth Colliery Nursery School
Nursery · NE37 3BL
Ofsted: Good - Usworth Colliery Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · NE37 3BL
Ofsted: Good - Washington Academy
Year 7 - Year 11 · NE37 2AA
Ofsted: Requires improvement - Wessington Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · NE38 7PY
Ofsted: Good