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School admissions in Sunderland

How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. Sorted by first preferences per place. We don't invent rankings: the order is arithmetic on a published figure, not a view about which school is better.

Reception places, September 2026

45 schools. 10 received more first preferences than they had places.

SchoolFirst preferences per placePlacesCutoff distance
St Paul's CofE Primary SchoolSunderland1.51450.577 miles 2026
Benedict Biscop Church of England AcademySunderland1.38450.253 miles 2026
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, SunderlandSunderland1.37300.445 miles 2026
Willow Wood Community Primary SchoolSunderland1.36280.589 miles 2026
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, SunderlandSunderland1.20300.404 miles 2026
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, SunderlandSunderland1.18600.736 miles 2026
Cleadon Church of England AcademySunderland1.1760not published
Mill Hill Primary SchoolSunderland1.10601.107 miles 2026
East Herrington Primary AcademySunderland1.07590.979 miles 2025
Whitburn Village Primary SchoolSunderland1.04251.764 miles 2025
Castletown Primary SchoolSunderland1.0029not published
Dame Dorothy Primary SchoolSunderland1.0019not published
Grange Park Primary SchoolSunderland1.00181.416 miles 2023
Hudson Road Primary SchoolSunderland1.0029not published
Hylton Castle Primary SchoolSunderland1.00290.493 miles 2025
Plains Farm AcademySunderland1.0019not published
Redby AcademySunderland1.0029not published
Seaburn Dene Primary SchoolSunderland1.00241.423 miles 2024
South Hylton Primary AcademySunderland1.00241.345 miles 2025
St John Bosco Catholic Primary School, Town End Farm, SunderlandSunderland1.0025not published
Valley Road AcademySunderland1.0034not published
Barnes Infant AcademySunderland0.9866not published
Christ's CollegeSunderland0.9847not published
Grindon Infant SchoolSunderland0.9843not published
Fulwell Infant School AcademySunderland0.98830.499 miles 2024
Thorney Close Primary SchoolSunderland0.9734not published
St Benet's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolSunderland0.9733not published
Hasting Hill AcademySunderland0.96280.786 miles 2025
Richard Avenue Primary SchoolSunderland0.9656not published
Hill View Infant AcademySunderland0.961151.525 miles 2023
Marsden Primary SchoolSunderland0.9522not published
Bexhill AcademySunderland0.9538not published
Grangetown Primary SchoolSunderland0.9537not published
Town End AcademySunderland0.94180.715 miles 2022
Academy 360Sunderland0.9224not published
Highfield AcademySunderland0.9155not published
Diamond Hall Infant AcademySunderland0.9175not published
St Leonard's Catholic Primary School, SilksworthSunderland0.90301.823 miles 2026
Northern Saints Church of England AcademySunderland0.9068not published
New Silksworth Academy InfantSunderland0.8937not published
St Anne's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolSunderland0.85270.104 miles 2025
English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, SunderlandSunderland0.8419not published
Farringdon AcademySunderland0.7845not published
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, RyhopeSunderland0.7330not published
Ryhope Infant School AcademySunderland0.6841not published

First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.

Year 7 places, September 2026

13 schools. 3 received more first preferences than they had places.

SchoolFirst preferences per placePlacesCutoff distance
Christ's CollegeSunderland1.29890.816 miles 2026
St Anthony's Girls' Catholic AcademySunderland1.212080.907 miles 2026
Whitburn Church of England AcademySunderland1.20201not published
Southmoor AcademySunderland1.002383.481 miles 2026
St Aidan's Catholic AcademySunderland0.981794.94 miles 2026
Farringdon Community AcademySunderland0.98207not published
Castle View Enterprise AcademySunderland0.971962.915 miles 2024
Red House AcademySunderland0.9762not published
Sandhill View AcademySunderland0.911462.259 miles 2025
Monkwearmouth AcademySunderland0.90146not published
Academy 360Sunderland0.901162.766 miles 2023
Venerable Bede Church of England AcademySunderland0.89642.077 miles 2022
Thornhill AcademySunderland0.6183not published

First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.