Sandhill View Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–16 · Sunderland
Sandhill View Academy is a secondary school in Sunderland for ages 11–16 (academy sponsor led). Sunderland has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2025 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Grindon Lane, Thorney Close, Sunderland, SR3 4EN
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Sunderland
- Pupils on roll
- 743 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 54% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 18 November 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils appreciate the support and care that they receive.”
- “They grow to understand that staff want the best for them.”
- “They turn to staff if they need a helping hand to resolve a problem or worry.”
To improve
- “The lower attendance of some limits the extent to which they benefit from the care and opportunities that the school offers.”
- “However, leaders recognise that this is not consistent across all subjects.”
- “However, the full impact of these changes is to be realised.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 January 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 49% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 38.6 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 133 first-preference applications, 146 offers in total, 133 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Year 7 2025 to 2026, as Sunderland published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Where pupils go after they leave
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
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Straight-line distance, in Sunderland.
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- Southmoor Academy 2.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Castle View Enterprise Academy 2.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Red House Academy 2.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published