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Schools within 2 miles

Grouped by sector and ordered from the postcode point. Distance does not show catchment or eligibility.

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State-funded

11 nearby

Funded by the state and free to attend. Places are decided by the admission authority, not by distance alone.

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601 m0.4 mi straight-lineOfsted 2Good

Farringdon Academy

Ofsted reportGIAS ↗

Archer Road, Farringdon, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, SR3 3DJ

Phase
Primary
Ages
3–11
Type
Academy converter
Admissions
Not applicable
Sector
State-funded
Character
Does not apply
Ofsted evidenceView details
Overall effectiveness: GoodGraded inspection 1 March 2022 · published 5 May 2022 under the framework Ofsted used until September 2024.
02
1,036 m0.6 mi straight-lineOfsted 2Good

Thorney Close Primary School

Ofsted reportGIAS ↗

Torquay Road, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, SR3 4BB

Phase
Primary
Ages
3–11
Type
Community school
Admissions
Not applicable
Sector
State-funded
Character
Does not apply
Ofsted evidenceView details
Overall effectiveness: GoodGraded inspection 12 September 2023 · published 13 November 2023 under the framework Ofsted used until September 2024.
03
1,112 m0.7 mi straight-lineOfsted 2Good

New Silksworth Academy Infant

Ofsted reportGIAS ↗

Blind Lane, New Silksworth, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, SR3 1AS

Phase
Primary
Ages
2–7
Type
Academy sponsor led
Admissions
Not applicable
Sector
State-funded
Character
Does not apply
Ofsted evidenceView details
Overall effectiveness: GoodGraded inspection under the framework Ofsted used until September 2024.A later ungraded inspection found: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next. An ungraded inspection does not change the published grade.Ungraded inspection 10 July 2024: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
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1,112 m0.7 mi straight-lineOfsted 2Good

New Silksworth Academy Junior

Ofsted reportGIAS ↗

Blind Lane, New Silksworth, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, SR3 1AS

Phase
Primary
Ages
7–11
Type
Academy sponsor led
Admissions
Not applicable
Sector
State-funded
Character
Does not apply
Ofsted evidenceView details
Overall effectiveness: GoodGraded inspection under the framework Ofsted used until September 2024.A later ungraded inspection found: School remains Good. An ungraded inspection does not change the published grade.Ungraded inspection 10 July 2024: School remains Good
05
1,268 m0.8 mi straight-lineOfsted 2Good

Hasting Hill Academy

Ofsted reportGIAS ↗

Tilbury Road, Sunderland, Bexhill Academy, Sunderland, SR3 4LY

Phase
Primary
Ages
2–11
Type
Academy sponsor led
Admissions
Not applicable
Sector
State-funded
Character
Does not apply
Ofsted evidenceView details
Overall effectiveness: GoodGraded inspection 5 December 2023 · published 29 January 2024 under the framework Ofsted used until September 2024.
06
1,384 m0.9 mi straight-lineOfsted 1Outstanding

Mill Hill Nursery School

Ofsted reportGIAS ↗

Torphin Hill Drive, Doxford Park, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, SR3 2PJ

Phase
Nursery
Ages
2–5
Type
Local authority nursery school
Admissions
Not applicable
Sector
State-funded
Character
Does not apply
Ofsted evidenceView details
Overall effectiveness: OutstandingGraded inspection 12 March 2024 · published 24 April 2024 under the framework Ofsted used until September 2024.A later ungraded inspection found: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next. An ungraded inspection does not change the published grade.Ungraded inspection 5 July 2022: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
07
1,388 m0.9 mi straight-lineUngradedStandards maintained

Plains Farm Academy

Ofsted reportGIAS ↗

Tudor Grove, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, SR3 1SU

Phase
Primary
Ages
3–11
Type
Academy sponsor led
Admissions
Not applicable
Sector
State-funded
Character
Does not apply
Ofsted evidenceView details
Standards maintainedUngraded inspection 4 December 2024 · published 15 January 2025. An ungraded inspection does not change the published grade, and Ofsted's data file does not repeat that grade here. Open the Ofsted report above to see it.
08
1,469 m0.9 mi straight-line

Benedict Biscop Church of England Academy

Ofsted reportGIAS ↗

Marcross Drive, Moorside, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, SR3 2RE

Phase
Primary
Ages
3–11
Type
Academy converter
Admissions
Not applicable
Sector
State-funded
Character
Church of England
Ofsted evidenceView details
Graded inspection · overall effectiveness not judgedInspected 8 October 2024. Ofsted stopped issuing a single overall grade in September 2024.
09
1,504 m0.9 mi straight-lineOfsted 2Good

East Herrington Primary Academy

Ofsted reportGIAS ↗

Balmoral Terrace, East Herrington, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, SR3 3PR

Phase
Primary
Ages
3–11
Type
Academy converter
Admissions
Not applicable
Sector
State-funded
Character
Does not apply
Ofsted evidenceView details
Overall effectiveness: GoodGraded inspection 11 October 2022 · published 4 December 2022 under the framework Ofsted used until September 2024.
10
1,521 m0.9 mi straight-lineReport card18 November 2025

Sandhill View Academy

Ofsted reportGIAS ↗

Grindon Lane, Thorney Close, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, SR3 4EN

Phase
Secondary
Ages
11–16
Type
Academy sponsor led
Admissions
Not applicable
Sector
State-funded
Character
Does not apply
Ofsted evidenceView details
Report card · inspected 18 November 2025
  • Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
  • AchievementExpected standard
  • Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
  • Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
  • InclusionStrong standard
  • Leadership and governanceExpected standard
Safeguarding standards: MetBefore September 2024 this school was graded Good overall (inspected 28 September 2021).
12
1,790 m1.1 mi straight-lineOfsted 2Good

Venerable Bede Church of England Academy

Ofsted reportGIAS ↗

Tunstall Bank, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, SR2 0SX

Phase
Secondary
Ages
11–16
Type
Academy converter
Admissions
Non-selective
Sector
State-funded
Character
Church of England
Ofsted evidenceView details
Overall effectiveness: GoodGraded inspection 21 January 2025 · published 10 March 2025 under the framework Ofsted used until September 2024.A later ungraded inspection found: School remains Good. An ungraded inspection does not change the published grade.Ungraded inspection 5 November 2021: School remains Good

Special and alternative provision

1 nearby

Provision for particular needs. A place is arranged through the local authority, not by application from the doorstep.

11
1,639 m1.0 mi straight-lineOfsted 2Good

Portland Academy

Ofsted reportGIAS ↗

Weymouth Road, Chapelgarth, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, SR3 2NQ

Phase
Not applicable
Ages
11–19
Type
Academy special converter
Admissions
Not applicable
Sector
Special / alternative
Character
Does not apply
Ofsted evidenceView details
Overall effectiveness: GoodGraded inspection 26 November 2019 · published 30 January 2020 under the framework Ofsted used until September 2024.A later ungraded inspection found: Improved significantly. An ungraded inspection does not change the published grade.Ungraded inspection 19 February 2025: Improved significantly

Distance boundary Straight-line from the postcode point, not a walking or driving route.

Admissions boundary Nearby does not mean in-catchment, eligible, available or preferred.

Inspection boundary Ofsted records are dated publications, not a current quality guarantee. Previous-framework overall grades remain labelled separately.

Source date GIAS 6 September 2026 · Ofsted 31 July 2026.

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