Best Secondary Schools in Sunderland

We checked all 15 secondary schools in Sunderland and list every one: 13 ranked, then 2 without a rank.

Schools checked
15
Ranked
13
Without a rank
2

Ranks combine 2024/25 GCSE results, worth 60% of each school's score, with the latest Ofsted outcome, worth 40%, as how we rank schools sets out. Rank 1 is the highest score in Sunderland. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.

Sunderland also has 50 primary schools, ranked on SATs results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in Sunderland. Sunderland also has rankings for Washington.

Ranked secondary schools in Sunderland

  1. 1

    St Aidan's Catholic Academy

    Academy, 1,057 pupils, inspected February 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding
    Attainment 8
    51.2
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    62.6%

  2. 2

    Whitburn Church of England Academy

    Academy, 1,204 pupils, inspected November 2019

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    51.6
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    50.2%

  3. 3

    St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy

    Academy, 1,297 pupils, inspected January 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    50.7
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    47.8%

  4. 4

    Southmoor Academy

    Academy, 1,398 pupils, inspected November 2017

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    49.0
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    49%

  5. 5

    Farringdon Community Academy

    Academy, 712 pupils, inspected June 2026

    Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
    Attainment 8
    44.6
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    50%

  6. 6

    Red House Academy

    Academy, 432 pupils, inspected January 2020

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    44.8
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    51.3%

  7. 7

    Monkwearmouth Academy

    Academy, 810 pupils, inspected November 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    45.8
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    45.2%

  8. 8

    Christ's College

    Free school, 796 pupils, inspected October 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    43.2
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    43.1%

  9. 9

    Sandhill View Academy

    Academy, 743 pupils, inspected November 2025

    Report card: Needs attention to strong standard
    Attainment 8
    38.6
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    48.6%

  10. 10

    Castle View Enterprise Academy

    Academy, 993 pupils, inspected June 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    41.9
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    38.8%

  11. 11

    Thornhill Academy

    Academy, 526 pupils, inspected May 2024

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    41.4
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    33.3%

  12. 12

    Venerable Bede Church of England Academy

    Academy, 738 pupils, inspected January 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Inadequate to requires improvement
    Attainment 8
    44.1
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    38.8%

  13. 13

    Academy 360

    Academy, 854 pupils, inspected May 2022

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    31.7
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    18.8%

Secondary schools in Sunderland without a rank