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Sandhill View Academy

Academy sponsor led · Sunderland · SR3 4EN

Ages 11–16 · 743 pupils · Sunderland

Ofsted

Expected standard

Attainment 8

40.6

Overall absence

11.7%

Admissions demand

0.98 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Expected standard

Inspection date

2025-11-18

  • AchievementExpected standard
  • Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
  • InclusionStrong standard
  • Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
  • Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
  • Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Safeguarding standards: Met

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 4 (2023/24)

Progress 8-0.08
−20+2
Attainment 840.6
English & maths grade 5+50%
English & maths grade 4+63%
EBacc entry17%

EBacc APS: 3.3

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence11.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)35.0%
Unauthorised10.1%
Authorised absence
1.6%
Severe absence (50%+)
4.5%
Enrolments in measure
808

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for secondary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.98 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

141

Places offered

144

1st-preference offers

141

Total preferences (any rank)
205
Preferred offers (top 3)
144
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill99%

743 pupils · 750 places

Pupils on roll
743
Boys / girls
385 / 358
School capacity
750
Capacity fill
743 / 750 (99%)
Free school meals
54%
FSM pupils
401
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy sponsor led

Age range

Ages 11–16

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Governance
Academy trust: ASPIRE NORTH EAST MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Academy trust
ASPIRE NORTH EAST MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Sponsor
Aspire North East Multi Academy Trust
Headteacher
Mrs Jill Dodd

Location

Address
Grindon Lane, Thorney Close
Postcode
SR3 4EN
Town
Sunderland
County
Tyne and Wear
Local authority
Sunderland
District
Sunderland
Constituency
Houghton and Sunderland South
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy sponsor led (secondary), Ages 11–16, in Sunderland, Sunderland, 743 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 54%.

Open schools in Sunderland
81
Secondary schools in Sunderland
11
Academies among open schools in Sunderland
59% (48)
Open schools in SR3
18
Secondary in SR3
2
Open schools in Sunderland LA
125
Secondary in Sunderland LA
16

Nearby secondary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in SunderlandNear SR3

  • Farringdon Community Academy

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy converter · Secondary

    Sunderland · SR3 3EL · Sunderland

    Ages 11–16

    • Att845.9
    • P8-0.0
    • EM5+57%
    • Absence12.3%

    1.0 miles away

  • Thornhill Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Secondary

    Sunderland · SR2 7NA · Sunderland

    Ages 11–16

    • Att839.2
    • P8-0.4
    • EM5+29%
    • Absence11.5%

    1.6 miles away

  • St Aidan's Catholic Academy

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Secondary

    Sunderland · SR2 7HJ · Sunderland

    Ages 11–18

    • Att851.5
    • P80.4
    • EM5+55%
    • Absence7.0%

    1.7 miles away

  • Southmoor Academy

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Secondary

    Sunderland · SR2 7TF · Sunderland

    Ages 11–18

    • Att845.8
    • P8-0.3
    • EM5+43%
    • Absence9.4%

    2.1 miles away

  • Castle View Enterprise Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Secondary

    Sunderland · SR5 3DX · Sunderland

    Ages 11–16

    • Att842.8
    • P8-0.2
    • EM5+41%
    • Absence10.3%

    2.2 miles away

  • Red House Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Secondary

    Sunderland · SR5 5LN · Sunderland

    Ages 11–16

    • Att843.1
    • P80.1
    • EM5+45%
    • Absence11.7%

    2.9 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Jill Dodd
Telephone
01915949992

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