The best schools in Sunderland

Compare 106 schools in Sunderland on one page: the top-rated primary and secondary schools ranked by Ofsted, SATs and GCSE results and our composite score, plus every independent and special school in the area. Top of the list: Bernard Gilpin Primary School (primary) and St Aidan's Catholic Academy (secondary).

Local Authority 106 schools

Primary schools

81 primary schools in Sunderland, ranked by our composite score. Showing the top 6.

Bernard Gilpin Primary School

Ofsted: Outstanding
Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Location
Houghton le Spring, DH5 8DA

Barnwell Academy

Ofsted: Outstanding
Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Location
Houghton le Spring, DH4 7RT

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland

Ofsted: Good
Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Location
Sunderland, SR4 6HY

St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland

Ofsted: Good
Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Location
Sunderland, SR2 7QN

St Anne's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School

Ofsted: Good
Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Location
Sunderland, SR4 9AA

Rickleton Primary School

Ofsted: Outstanding
Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Location
Washington, NE38 9EZ
See all 81 primary schools in Sunderland

Secondary schools

18 secondary schools in Sunderland, ranked by our composite score. Showing the top 6.

St Aidan's Catholic Academy

Ofsted: Outstanding
Type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Location
Sunderland, SR2 7HJ

St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy

Ofsted: Good
Type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Location
Sunderland, SR2 7JN

St Robert of Newminster Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Washington

Ofsted: Good
Type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Location
Washington, NE38 8AF

Hetton Academy

Ofsted: Good
Type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Location
Houghton le Spring, DH5 9JZ

Southmoor Academy

Ofsted: Good
Type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Location
Sunderland, SR2 7TF

Kepier

Ofsted: Good
Type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Location
Houghton le Spring, DH4 5BH
See all 18 secondary schools in Sunderland

Independent schools

2 independent schools in Sunderland, listed by Ofsted rating where one exists, then A to Z.

Hopespring Sunderland

Independent School
Type
Other independent school
Location
SR2 9HA

Argyle House School

Independent School
Type
Other independent school
Location
Sunderland, SR2 7LA

SEND and special schools

5 special schools in Sunderland, listed by Ofsted rating where one exists, then A to Z.

Sunningdale School

Ofsted: Outstanding
Type
Community special school
Location
Sunderland, SR3 2PP

Ashbrooke School

Ofsted: Good
Type
Other independent special school
Location
SR2 7JA

The Poplars

Ofsted: Good
Type
Other independent special school
Location
Houghton le Spring, DH4 7AP

Thornhill Park School

Ofsted: Needs attention
Type
Other independent special school
Location
Sunderland, SR3 1SS

Endeavour SR

Type
Other independent special school
Location
Sunderland, SR1 1QH
See all 5 special schools in Sunderland

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