60%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
49%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
38.6
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
11%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
444.0
EBacc APS · 2024/25
760
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
30%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 28/09/2021
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySunderland
PhaseSecondary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio14.8:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen
Overview of Sandhill View Academy · Secondary · Sunderland
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
60%
-3pp
63%54%46%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 60%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
49%
-1pp
50%38%27%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 49%
Attainment 8
38.6
-2.0
44.541.338.1
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 38.6
EBacc entry
11%
-6pp
38%25%11%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 11%
EBacc APS
444.0
-6.9
504.0469.9435.8
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 444.0
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
760
Pupil : teacher ratio
14.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
4%
FSM eligible
51%
SEN
29%
Overall absence
11%
Persistent absence
30%
Contact
Address
Grindon Lane, Thorney Close, Sunderland, SR3 4EN
Local authority
Sunderland
Website
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Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 60% | 49% | 38.6 | Not applicable | 11% | 444.0 | 13% | 760 |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 50% | 40.6 | -0.08 | 17% | 451.0 | 22% | 750 |
| 2022/23 | 48% | 27% | 38.5 | -0.73 | 26% | 435.8 | 28% | 733 |
| 2021/22 | 57% | 38% | 44.5 | -0.48 | 38% | 503.7 | 42% | 707 |
| 2018/19 | 46% | 28% | 38.1 | -0.42 | 33% | 504.0 | 46% | 762 |
| 2017/18 | 57% | 36% | 41.4 | -0.28 | 52% | 586.8 | 54% | 771 |
| 2016/17 | 53% | 28% | 39.0 | -0.45 | 51% | — | 54% | 772 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 760 | 15.1 | 29% | 4% | 51% | 11% | 30% |
| 2023/24 | 750 | 15.5 | 26% | 4% | 51% | 12% | 35% |
| 2022/23 | 733 | 15.1 | 22% | 1% | 51% | 11% | 32% |
| 2021/22 | 707 | 15.9 | 19% | 0% | 51% | 11% | 38% |
| 2020/21 | 741 | 16.8 | 17% | 0% | 53% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 762 | 18.6 | 13% | 0% | 55% | 6% | 15% |
| 2017/18 | — | 17.2 | — | — | — | 6% | 15% |
| 2016/17 | 772 | 16.2 | 13% | 1% | 54% | 5% | 11% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.