Secondary
Sandhill View Academy
Grindon Lane, Thorney Close, Sunderland, SR3 4EN
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 743 of 750 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.5
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- Trust
- ASPIRE NORTH EAST MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 48.4
- All staff (FTE)
- 72.4
- Pupils per adult
- 10.4
- Pupils
- 750
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected November 2025
- AchievementExpected standard
- Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- InclusionStrong standard
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
- Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections2
September 2021
Previous framework
Good
Safeguarding: met
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationGood
March 2018
Previous framework
Requires improvement
- Leadership and governanceGood
GCSE results
49%
5 points above the Sunderland average (44% across 17 schools)
38.6
6.4 below the Sunderland average (45.0 across 17 schools)
14th of 17 by our score, among the secondary schools in Sunderland we can score - 21 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 38.6 |
| EBacc average point score | 3.08 |
| Entered the EBacc | 11% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 60% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 49% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 38% |
| 22/23 | 27% |
| 23/24 | 50% |
| 24/25 | 49% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | -0.48 |
| 22/23 | -0.73 |
| 23/24 | -0.08 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 44.5 |
| 22/23 | 38.5 |
| 23/24 | 40.6 |
| 24/25 | 38.6 |
Grindon Lane, Thorney Close, Sunderland, SR3 4EN
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Sunderland admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Jill Dodd
- Address
- Grindon Lane, Thorney Close, Sunderland, SR3 4EN
- Telephone
- 01915949992