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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 28 September 2022Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 15 November 2017Graded inspection: Good
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry409 applications · 238 places offered · 237 named it first
- 2026 1.7; Sunderland median median 1.5
- 2025 1.8; Sunderland median median 1.5
- 2024 1.8; Sunderland median median 1.6
- 2023 1.9; Sunderland median median 1.4
- 2022 1.6; Sunderland median median 1.4
- 2021 1.6; Sunderland median median 1.5
- 2020 2.2; Sunderland median median 1.9
- 2019 1.9; Sunderland median median 1.9
- 2018 1.8; Sunderland median median 1.9
- 2017 1.9; Sunderland median median 1.8
- 2016 1.8; Sunderland median median 1.7
- 2015 1.7; Sunderland median median 1.7
- 2014 1.5; Sunderland median median 1.6
- This school
- Sunderland median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 238 | 409 | 1.7 | 237 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2025 | 237 | 435 | 1.8 | 272 | 1.15 |
| Sep 2024 | 236 | 430 | 1.8 | 259 | 1.10 |
| Sep 2023 | 240 | 457 | 1.9 | 269 | 1.12 |
| Sep 2022 | 239 | 389 | 1.6 | 257 | 1.08 |
| Sep 2021 | 240 | 383 | 1.6 | 247 | 1.03 |
| Sep 2020 | 239 | 527 | 2.2 | 266 | 1.11 |
| Sep 2019 | 240 | 454 | 1.9 | 250 | 1.04 |
| Sep 2018 | 240 | 442 | 1.8 | 238 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2017 | 211 | 407 | 1.9 | 233 | 1.10 |
| Sep 2016 | 183 | 333 | 1.8 | 181 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2015 | 208 | 350 | 1.7 | 207 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2014 | 194 | 290 | 1.5 | 194 | 1.00 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 226 | 46.8 | 50% | 69% | – |
| 2024/25 | 251 | 49.0 | 49% | 73% | – |
| 2023/24 | 236 | 45.8 | 43% | 59% | −0.28 |
| 2022/23 | 235 | 45.8 | 40% | 57% | −0.56 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Southmoor AcademyThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20221.7applications per place 46.8Attainment 8
- 0.8 km · SunderlandGraded · no overall grade20251.6applications per place 53.6Attainment 8
- 1.3 km · SunderlandGood20241.6applications per place 42.8Attainment 8
- 1.5 km · SunderlandGood20231.7applications per place 52.1Attainment 8
- 2.0 km · SunderlandSerious weaknesses Graded · no overall grade20252.2applications per place 43.1Attainment 8
- 3.4 km · Sunderland20251.4applications per place 41.1Attainment 8
- 3.8 km · Sunderland20261.3applications per place 46.2Attainment 8
- 3.9 km · SunderlandGood20231.9applications per place 40.8Attainment 8
- 4.3 km · SunderlandGood20221.2applications per place 29.1Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 138103 · 394/4055
- Trust
- Aspire North East Multi Academy Trust
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,264 pupils · 1,398 on roll
- Free school meals
- 37.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 May 2012
- Replaced
- Southmoor Community School, Mathematics and Computing College (URN 108861)
- Address
- Ryhope Road, Sunderland, SR2 7TF
- Local authority
- Sunderland
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources