Christ's College
Ofsted: Good
Score
D50
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- All-through
- Location
- Sunderland, SR4 8PG
- Distance
- 1.0km away
Sandhill View Academy
Grindon Lane, Thorney Close, Sunderland, SR3 4EN
Local ranking11th of 18 secondary schools in Sunderland
Ofsted: ExpectedUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
750
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 18 November 2025. Figures last updated .
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Curriculum & teaching
- Expected standard
- Attendance & behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership & governance
- Expected standard
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 41.1 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 47.9% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 63.4% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 142
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 81.0%
- Continued in education
- 68.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 7.0%
- Employment
- 6.0%
- Not sustained
- 14.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 760
- Boys
- 385 (52%)
- Girls
- 358 (48%)
- Capacity
- 750 (99% full)
- SEND
- 28.7%
- FSM Eligible
- 51.0%
- EAL
- 4.2%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.8%
- SEN Support
- 25.9%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 15.2:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 50.2
- Budget per Pupil
- £9,904/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 10.8% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 29.7% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 92.0%
- Black African: 4.0%
- Mixed Other: 1.1%
- White Other: 0.9%
- Asian Indian: 0.8%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.5%
- Asian Other: 0.3%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.1%
92.0%
White British
4.0%
Black African
1.1%
Mixed Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 141986
- UKPRN
- 10049502
- Establishment No.
- 4001
- Trust
- ASPIRE NORTH EAST MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
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