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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. 44 of these schools also have a published admissions cutoff distance. 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

76 schools. 14 received more first preferences than they had places.

SchoolFirst preferences per placePlacesCutoff distance
Barnwell AcademyHoughton le Spring1.60300.677 miles 2026
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
Rickleton Primary SchoolWashington1.18612.08 miles 2026
Dubmire PrimaryHoughton le Spring1.10601.134 miles 2026
Mill Hill Primary SchoolSunderland1.10601.107 miles 2026
Oxclose Primary AcademyWashington1.07282.055 miles 2026
East Herrington Primary AcademySunderland1.07590.979 miles 2025
Bernard Gilpin Primary SchoolHoughton le Spring1.05601.673 miles 2026
Fatfield AcademyWashington1.03301.735 miles 2026
Albany Village Primary SchoolWashington1.0028not published
Barmston Village Primary SchoolWashington1.0017not published
Castletown Primary SchoolSunderland1.0029not published
Dame Dorothy Primary SchoolSunderland1.0019not published
Easington Lane Primary SchoolHoughton le Spring1.0037not published
East Rainton Primary SchoolHoughton le Spring1.0012not published
George Washington Primary SchoolWashington1.00430.933 miles 2024
Grange Park Primary SchoolSunderland1.00181.416 miles 2023
Hetton Lyons Primary SchoolHoughton le Spring1.00490.725 miles 2025
Hetton Primary SchoolHoughton le Spring1.0021not published
Holley Park AcademyWashington1.0023not published
Hudson Road Primary SchoolSunderland1.0029not published
Hylton Castle Primary SchoolSunderland1.00290.493 miles 2025
John F Kennedy Primary SchoolWashington1.0033not published
Lambton Primary SchoolWashington1.0020not published
Marlborough Primary SchoolWashington1.0015not published
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 Bede's Catholic Primary School, WashingtonWashington1.0022not published
St John Bosco Catholic Primary School, Town End Farm, SunderlandSunderland1.0025not published
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, WashingtonWashington1.00261.705 miles 2023
St Michael's Catholic Primary School, HoughtonHoughton le Spring1.00242.153 miles 2023
Usworth Colliery Primary SchoolWashington1.0043not published
Valley Road AcademySunderland1.0034not published
Wessington Primary SchoolWashington1.00211.33 miles 2022
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
Springwell Village Primary SchoolGateshead0.9627not published
Biddick Primary SchoolWashington0.9624not published
Hill View Infant AcademySunderland0.961151.525 miles 2023
Burnside Academy InspiresHoughton le Spring0.9522not published
Gillas Lane Primary AcademyHoughton le Spring0.9521not published
Bexhill AcademySunderland0.9538not published
Grangetown Primary SchoolSunderland0.9537not published
Town End AcademySunderland0.94180.715 miles 2022
Southwick Community Primary SchoolSouthwick0.9433not published
Blackfell Primary SchoolWashington0.9315not published
Eppleton Academy Primary SchoolHoughton le Spring0.93300.594 miles 2024
Academy 360Sunderland0.9224not published
St John Boste Catholic Primary School, WashingtonWashington0.92241.502 miles 2025
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
Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School, PenshawHoughton le Spring0.8935not published
St Anne's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolSunderland0.85270.104 miles 2025
English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, SunderlandSunderland0.8419not published
Shiney Row Primary SchoolHoughton le Spring0.8127not published
Newbottle Primary AcademyHoughton le Spring0.78551.486 miles 2025
Farringdon AcademySunderland0.7845not published
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, RyhopeSunderland0.7330not published
New Penshaw AcademyHoughton le Spring0.7218not 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

18 schools. 4 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
KepierHoughton le Spring1.112571.777 miles 2026
St Robert of Newminster Catholic School and Sixth Form College, WashingtonWashington1.102093.681 miles 2026
Southmoor AcademySunderland1.002383.481 miles 2026
St Aidan's Catholic AcademySunderland0.981794.94 miles 2026
Farringdon Community AcademySunderland0.98207not published
Washington AcademyWashington0.97108not published
Castle View Enterprise AcademySunderland0.971962.915 miles 2024
Red House AcademySunderland0.9762not published
Oxclose Community AcademyWashington0.941680.83 miles 2022
Biddick AcademyWashington0.931930.922 miles 2023
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
Hetton AcademyHoughton le Spring0.82160not published
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.