Academy sponsor led · Primary
Sunderland · SR3 1SU · Sunderland
Ages 3–11
Status: Open
0.1 miles away
OpenURN 108877
Thornhill Park School
Other independent special school · Sunderland · SR3 1SS
Age range
Ages 4–19
Pupils
69
Local authority
Sunderland
Age range
Ages 4–19
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed other independent special school, Ages 4–19, in Sunderland, Sunderland, 69 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: independent, special school.
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Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
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Overview
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Age range
- 4–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 108877
Location
- Address
- Portland Road, Plains Farm
- Postcode
- SR3 1SS
- Town
- Sunderland
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- District
- Sunderland
- Constituency
- Sunderland Central
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 18 Jan 2024.
- Pupils on roll
- 69
- Boys / girls
- 54 / 15
- School capacity
- 80
- Capacity fill
- 69 / 80 (86%)
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Independent
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Helen Mitchell
- Telephone
- 01915653965
Official links
Performance
Official school-level results from DfE school and college performance tables. Figures are not rankings — suppressed or unavailable values are omitted.