Academy sponsor led · Sunderland

Academy 360

4–16Ages
854Pupils
All-throughPhase
145477URN

Portsmouth Road, Sunderland, SR4 9BA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.2per place

0.3 below Sunderland median (1.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Sunderland

133 applications for 116 places · 18th of 18 in Sunderland

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

29.1of 90

Sunderland 43.1 England 46.0

18th of 18 in Sunderland

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 10 May 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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 entry

1.2applications per place, Year 7

0.3 below Sunderland median (1.4) 1.1 below England median (2.2)

133 applications · 116 places offered · 104 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.2; Sunderland median median 1.5
2025 1.2; Sunderland median median 1.5
2024 1.3; Sunderland median median 1.6
2023 1.4; Sunderland median median 1.4
2022 1.2; Sunderland median median 1.4
2021 1.2; Sunderland median median 1.5
2020 1.5; Sunderland median median 1.9
2019 1.6; Sunderland median median 1.9
2018 1.4; Sunderland median median 1.9
2017 1.4; Sunderland median median 1.8; as the previous school
2016 1.4; Sunderland median median 1.7; as the previous school
2015 1.5; Sunderland median median 1.7; as the previous school
2014 1.6; Sunderland median median 1.6; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Sunderland median in 0 of 9 years.

This school
Sunderland median

Dashed bars: as Academy 360 (URN 135622), the previous school.

Reception entry, September 2026: 1.6 per place (39 applications for 24 places).

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, 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	116	133	1.2	104	0.90
Sep 2025	94	113	1.2	86	0.91
Sep 2024	109	141	1.3	106	0.97
Sep 2023	111	160	1.4	134	1.21
Sep 2022	106	123	1.2	103	0.97
Sep 2021	108	128	1.2	107	0.99
Sep 2020	100	149	1.5	100	1.00
Sep 2019	114	181	1.6	109	0.96
Sep 2018	119	168	1.4	117	0.98
Sep 2017 *	86	122	1.4	86	1.00
Sep 2016 *	89	128	1.4	89	1.00
Sep 2015 *	77	117	1.5	77	1.00
Sep 2014 *	73	113	1.6	73	1.00

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

108 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)29.118th of 18 in Sunderland

Sunderland 43.1 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths15%18th of 18 in Sunderland

Sunderland 45% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths40%

Sunderland 63% England 66%

This school
Sunderland median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−1.31

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	108	29.1	15%	40%	–
2024/25	101	31.7	19%	34%	–
2023/24	126	29.0	14%	29%	−1.31
2022/23	116	33.3	13%	39%	−0.82

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

Academy 360This school
This school

Good2022

1.2applications per place 29.1Attainment 8
Christ's College
0.4 km · Sunderland

Good2023

1.9applications per place 40.8Attainment 8
Sandhill View Academy
1.4 km · Sunderland

2025

1.4applications per place 41.1Attainment 8
Castle View Enterprise Academy
2.3 km · Sunderland

Good2023

1.2applications per place 43.1Attainment 8
Farringdon Community Academy
2.9 km · Sunderland

2026

1.3applications per place 46.2Attainment 8
Thornhill Academy
3.2 km · Sunderland

Good2024

1.6applications per place 42.8Attainment 8
St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy
3.3 km · Sunderland

Good2023

1.7applications per place 52.1Attainment 8
St Aidan's Catholic Academy
3.5 km · Sunderland

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 53.6Attainment 8
Red House Academy
3.8 km · Sunderland

Standards maintained2025

1.5applications per place 49.8Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: All-through
URN · DfE number: 145477 · 394/4003
Trust: The Laidlaw Schools Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,170 pupils · 854 on roll
Free school meals: 63.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: SEN unit
Opened: 1 January 2018
Replaced: Academy 360 (URN 135622)
Address: Portsmouth Road, Sunderland, SR4 9BA
Local authority: Sunderland

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources