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Special Schools in Sunderland

31 special schools from official GIAS records in Sunderland, England.

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School data currently covers England using official GIAS records. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland may be added when official datasets are integrated.

About schools in Sunderland

Sunderland has 31 special schools listed in the Department for Education's Get Information about Schools (GIAS) register. By phase, that is 8 primary (80%), 1 secondary (10%) and 1 all-through (10%). Sunderland spans 2 local authorities, most special schools sitting in Sunderland (30). The most common types are community special school (10), academy special converter (6) and community school (5).

How many special schools are there in Sunderland?

GIAS lists 31 special schools in Sunderland, England.

What types of special schools are in Sunderland?

The biggest groups by phase are primary (8), secondary (1) and all-through (1).

Which local authority covers Sunderland?

Sunderland spans Sunderland and South Tyneside; check each school's page for its own authority.

Where does this Sunderland data come from?

School records come from GIAS; inspection outcomes from Ofsted and results from DfE performance tables, where available for each school.

School listings

  • Farringdon Community Academy

    Academy converter · Secondary

    Sunderland · SR3 3EL · Sunderland

    Ages 11–16

    • Absence11.9%
    • FSM40.4%
    • Demand0.95

  • Humbledon School

    Community special school

    Sunderland · SR3 1SS · Sunderland

    Ages 3–16

  • Maplewood School

    Community special school

    Sunderland · SR5 5PA · Sunderland

    Ages 5–16

  • North View School

    Community special school

    Sunderland · SR4 0HB · Sunderland

    Ages 4–11

  • Portland College

    Community special school

    Sunderland · SR3 2NQ · Sunderland

    Ages 11–19

  • Stannington School

    Community special school

    Sunderland · SR2 9JT · Sunderland

    Ages 5–16

  • Academy 360

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · All-through

    Sunderland · SR4 9BA · Sunderland

    Ages 4–16

    • Att829.0
    • P8-1.3
    • EM5+14%
    • Absence12.9%

  • Barbara Priestman Academy

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy special converter

    Sunderland · SR2 7QN · Sunderland

    Ages 11–19

    • Att83.5
    • P8-1.9
    • EM5+0%
    • Absence12.3%

  • Endeavour SR

    Other independent special school

    Sunderland · SR1 1QH · Sunderland

    Ages 14–19

  • Harry Watts Academy

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Free schools special

    Sunderland · SR5 5JA · Sunderland

    Ages 5–16

    • KS20%
    • Absence8.5%
    • FSM50.3%

  • North View Academy

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy special converter

    Sunderland · SR4 0HB · Sunderland

    Ages 4–11

    • KS212%
    • Absence10.8%
    • FSM59.2%

  • Portland Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy special converter

    Sunderland · SR3 2NQ · Sunderland

    Ages 11–19

    • Absence11.4%
    • FSM63.4%

  • Sunningdale School

    Ofsted: School remains Outstanding

    Community special school

    Sunderland · SR3 2PP · Sunderland

    Ages 2–11

    • KS20%
    • Absence10.5%
    • FSM55.5%

  • Thorney Close Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Sunderland · SR3 4BB · Sunderland

    Ages 3–11

    • KS268%
    • Absence6.6%
    • FSM55.0%
    • Demand1.00

  • Thornhill Park School

    Other independent special school

    Sunderland · SR3 1SS · Sunderland

    Ages 4–19

  • Trinity Academy New Bridge

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy special sponsor led

    Sunderland · SR5 3NF · Sunderland

    Ages 11–19

    • Att83.3
    • P8-2.3
    • EM5+0%
    • Absence45.9%

  • Valley Road Academy

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Sunderland · SR2 8PL · Sunderland

    Ages 2–11

    • KS278%
    • Absence5.6%
    • FSM38.5%
    • Demand1.00