Thornhill Park SchoolSunningdale School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Sunderland.
Summary of the comparison
This page compares Thornhill Park School and Sunningdale School in Sunderland.
Neither school has a composite score. Our score needs published attainment data, which is not available for every school or every nation.
Thornhill Park School was judged in need of attention and Sunningdale School was judged Outstanding.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Sunningdale School (0.0% in 2022-23, 0.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | SunderlandThornhill Park School | SunderlandSunningdale School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | Not scored | Not scored | |
| Local ranking | Not ranked | Not ranked | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Needs attention | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | |
| School type | Other independent special school | Community special school | |
| Age range | 4-19 | 2-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 69 | 153 | |
| Capacity | 80 | 160 | |
| Location | Sunderland, SR3 1SS | Sunderland, SR3 2PP | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Cohort | 3 | Not reported | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | Not reported | 0.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | Not reported | 0.0% | 8.0% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 73 | 139 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 0.0% | 52.2% | |
| English as an additional language | Not reported | 5.8% | |
| SEN support | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | Not reported | 7.6% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | Not reported | 23.6% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Sunningdale School
Full profiles: Thornhill Park School · Sunningdale School