Secondary schools in Sunderland
Where pupils go after Year 11 and after sixth form, school by school, with GCSE results. Destinations are for the 2023 leavers; results are from 2025.
Sunderland has 18 state-funded secondary schools. Of the 3,005 pupils who finished Year 11 here in 2023, 76% stayed in education (England 86%): 21% in a school sixth form, 53% at a further education college.
Apprenticeships take 7% of leavers, roughly twice the England rate of 3%.
11% of leavers had no sustained destination six months on, more than the 6% across England.
After sixth form, 29% of students in Sunderland went to university (England 37%), and 10% of level 3 students reached one of the most selective universities (England 19%).
After Year 11: Sunderland against England
| Measure | Sunderland | England |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 3,005 | 607,348 |
| Stayed in education | 76% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 21% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | — | 13% |
| — further education college | 53% | 37% |
| Apprenticeship | 7% | 3% |
| Employment | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 11% | 6% |
Where each school’s Year 11 leavers went
One band per school, sorted by the size of its 2023 Year 11 cohort. Band width is pupils; hover a band for the share, click a school for its profile. Counts are worked back from the percentages DfE publishes, so a band can be out by a pupil.
Map of secondary schools in Sunderland
Darker blue means a larger share of Year 11 leavers stayed in education. Click a school for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors.
State-funded secondary schools (18)
Sorted by name. Click a school for its full picture. “Stayed in education” counts school sixth forms, sixth form colleges and FE colleges together.
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academy 360Academy sponsor led | 854 | 66% | 0% | 66% | 6% | — | 31.7 | 19% |
| Biddick AcademyAcademy converter | 1,002 | 67% | 15% | 52% | 12% | — | 42.5 | 39% |
| Castle View Enterprise AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 993 | 67% | 5% | 60% | 8% | — | 41.9 | 39% |
| Christ's CollegeFree schools | 796 | 74% | 14% | 57% | 7% | — | 43.2 | 43% |
| Farringdon Community AcademyAcademy converter | 712 | — | — | — | — | — | 44.6 | 50% |
| Hetton AcademyAcademy converter | 681 | 70% | 14% | 57% | 9% | — | 51.8 | 57% |
| KepierAcademy converter | 1,131 | 77% | 25% | 51% | 9% | — | 43.6 | 37% |
| Monkwearmouth AcademyAcademy converter · sixth form | 810 | 77% | 9% | 68% | 6% | — | 45.8 | 45% |
| Oxclose Community AcademyAcademy converter | 1,029 | 71% | 15% | 55% | 7% | — | 41.8 | 31% |
| Red House AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 432 | 67% | 3% | 63% | 8% | — | 44.8 | 51% |
| Sandhill View AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 743 | 68% | 7% | 61% | 7% | — | 38.6 | 49% |
| Southmoor AcademyAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,398 | 81% | 40% | 41% | 10% | 69% | 49.0 | 49% |
| St Aidan's Catholic AcademyAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,057 | 87% | 51% | 35% | 2% | 59% | 51.2 | 63% |
| St Anthony's Girls' Catholic AcademyAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,297 | 92% | 53% | 38% | 1% | 68% | 50.7 | 48% |
| St Robert of Newminster Catholic School and Sixth Form College, WashingtonAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,527 | 83% | 54% | 29% | 7% | 54% | 48.9 | 49% |
| Thornhill AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 526 | 76% | 6% | 68% | 3% | — | 41.4 | 33% |
| Venerable Bede Church of England AcademyAcademy converter | 738 | 77% | 13% | 64% | 14% | — | 44.1 | 39% |
| Washington AcademyAcademy converter | 627 | 67% | 4% | 63% | 3% | — | 33.1 | 22% |
Independent schools, colleges and special schools with published data (6)
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Sunderland Collegecollege · Further education · sixth form | — | — | — | — | — | 21% | — | — |
| Argyle House Schoolindependent · Other independent school | 197 | — | — | — | — | — | 49.3 | 62% |
| Ashbrooke Schoolspecial · Other independent special school | 126 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.8 | 0% |
| Barbara Priestman Academystate · Academy special converter · sixth form | 189 | 96% | 0% | 12% | 0% | — | 2.7 | 4% |
| Portland Academystate · Academy special converter · sixth form | 207 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |
| Trinity Academy New Bridgestate · Academy special sponsor led · sixth form | 128 | 56% | 0% | 53% | 0% | — | 2.1 | 0% |