Secondary schools in Sunderland
13 secondary schools in Sunderland, sorted by latest Ofsted grade. Grades come from two inspection systems; each school page states which, and the guide explains the difference. A grade shown with a year, like "Good (2019)", is the last one Ofsted published for that school and sorts below current grades. We don't invent rankings. All-through schools, which take pupils from 4 to 18, are listed on both the primary and the secondary page for their town.
Sunderland in figures
For Year 7 places in September 2026, families named the 13 schools in Sunderland first 1,949 times for 1,935 places: 1.01 first choices per place. 3 of the 13 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 4 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 0.82 miles (Christ's College) to 4.94 miles (St Aidan's Catholic Academy).
Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.
- St Aidan's Catholic Academy
- Castle View Enterprise Academy
- Christ's College
- Monkwearmouth Academy
- Red House Academy
- Southmoor Academy
- St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy
- Thornhill Academy
- Whitburn Church of England Academy
- Farringdon Community Academy
- Sandhill View Academy
- Academy 360
- Venerable Bede Church of England Academy
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Browse by authority: South Tyneside · Sunderland · compare schools side by side · the map. School data: DfE & Ofsted, Open Government Licence v3.0.