Thornhill Park School
Ofsted: Needs attention
- Type
- Other independent special school
- Location
- Sunderland, SR3 1SS
- Distance
- 0.8km away
Sunningdale School
Doxford Park Way, Sunderland, SR3 2PP
Ofsted: Outstanding
Independent
Phase
160
Capacity
2-11
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Year:
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 139
- Boys
- 94 (61%)
- Girls
- 59 (39%)
- Capacity
- 160 (96% full)
- SEND
- 100.0%
- FSM Eligible
- 52.2%
- EAL
- 5.8%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 100.0%
- SEN Support
- 0.0%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 6.1:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 22.3
- Budget per Pupil
- £30,007/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 7.6% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 23.6% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Community special school
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 87.0%
- White Other: 2.2%
- Asian Bangladeshi: 2.2%
- Black African: 2.2%
- Asian Other: 1.4%
- Gypsy/Roma: 0.7%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.7%
- Mixed White & Asian: 0.7%
87.0%
White British
2.2%
White Other
2.2%
Asian Bangladeshi
Historical Trends
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Doxford Park Way
Sunderland, North East
Administrative
- URN
- 108882
- UKPRN
- 10018663
- Establishment No.
- 7016
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