Sandhill View Academy
About the school
Sandhill View Academy is an open secondary school in Sunderland.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 18 November 2025
- Published
- 21 January 2026
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
Published inspection outcomes
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Not applicable
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 38.6
- Sunderland
- 43.3
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Sunderland
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 48.60%
- Sunderland
- 41.50%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 59.70%
- Sunderland
- 61.30%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 11.10%
- Sunderland
- 41.20%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.08
- Sunderland
- 3.81
- England
- 4.09
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
760
Girls
48.95%
Boys
51.05%
SEN support
25.92%
Education, health and care plan
2.76%
English as an additional language
4.20%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
51.05%
Overall absence
10.79
Persistent absence
29.71
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
149
Sustained education or employment
81%
Education
68%
Apprenticeship
7%
Employment
5%
Not sustained
14%