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Best Secondary schools in Sunderland

Top 20 by latest Ofsted graded judgements.

Summary

Outstanding: 0 Good: 12 Requires improvement: 2 Inadequate: 0
Earliest inspection
29 Mar 2012
Latest inspection
28 Jan 2025

These rankings use each school’s latest graded Ofsted inspection. Ungraded visits do not replace the most recent graded judgement.

  • 1.
    Thornhill Academy
    Secondary • Academy sponsor led • Sunderland • SR2 7NA

    Last inspected on 19 Jun 2024 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 2.
    Monkwearmouth Academy
    Secondary • Academy converter • Sunderland • SR6 8LG

    Last inspected on 18 Dec 2023 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 3.
    Castle View Enterprise Academy
    Secondary • Academy sponsor led • Sunderland • SR5 3DX

    Last inspected on 13 Sep 2023 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 4.
    St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy
    Secondary • Academy converter • Sunderland • SR2 7JN

    Last inspected on 12 Mar 2023 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 5.
    Kepier
    Secondary • Academy converter • Houghton le Spring • DH4 5BH

    Last inspected on 8 May 2022 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 6.
    Biddick Academy
    Secondary • Academy converter • Washington • NE38 8AL

    Last inspected on 3 Feb 2022 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 7.
    Sandhill View Academy
    Secondary • Academy sponsor led • Sunderland • SR3 4EN

    Last inspected on 22 Nov 2021 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 8.
    Red House Academy
    Secondary • Academy sponsor led • Sunderland • SR5 5LN

    Last inspected on 2 Feb 2020 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 9.
    St Aidan's Catholic Academy
    Secondary • Academy converter • Sunderland • SR2 7HJ

    Last inspected on 6 Feb 2018 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 10.
    Southmoor Academy
    Secondary • Academy converter • Sunderland • SR2 7TF

    Last inspected on 26 Jan 2018 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 11.
    Venerable Bede Church of England Academy
    Secondary • Academy converter • Sunderland • SR2 0SX

    Last inspected on 21 Jun 2016 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 12.
    St Robert of Newminster Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Washington
    Secondary • Academy converter • Washington • NE38 8AF

    Last inspected on 29 Mar 2012 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 13.
    Washington Academy
    Secondary • Academy converter • Washington • NE37 2AA

    Last inspected on 29 Apr 2024 – graded Requires improvement by Ofsted.

    Requires improvement
  • 14.
    Farringdon Community Academy
    Secondary • Academy converter • Sunderland • SR3 3EL

    Last inspected on 8 Mar 2023 – graded Requires improvement by Ofsted.

    Requires improvement
  • 15.
    Hetton Academy
    Secondary • Academy converter • Houghton le Spring • DH5 9JZ

    Last inspected on 28 Jan 2025 – graded Not judged by Ofsted.

    Not judged
  • 16.
    Oxclose Community Academy
    Secondary • Academy converter • Washington • NE38 0LN

    Last inspected on 16 Dec 2024 – graded Not judged by Ofsted.

    Not judged