# Christ's College

Christ's College is a all-through school in Sunderland, for pupils aged 4 to 18.

It had 796 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

All-through school. Code E138567. [Sunderland](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland)

- Phase: All-through
- Type: Free schools
- Ages: 4 to 18
- Pupils: 796
- Council: Sunderland
- URN: 138567

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), October 2023
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 17 October 2023
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 63% of pupils at Christ's College met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 66% in Sunderland and 62% in England.
8% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Christ's College was 40.8, against 43.6 in Sunderland and 46.2 in England.
41.2% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Sunderland | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 66% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 8% | 11% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103 | 105 | 105 |

### End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs): 2025/26, provisional

| Measure | This school | Sunderland | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | 40.8 | 43.6 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 41.2% | 44.7% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 56.5% | 63.6% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 85 | – | – |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Academy 360](https://openindex.co.uk/school/academy-360-e145477): 440 m. All-through. Good (overall), May 2022. 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Broadway Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/broadway-junior-school-e108757): 540 m. Primary. School remains Good, October 2023. 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-cuthberts-catholic-primary-school-sunderland-e149036): 550 m. Primary. Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade. 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Pennywell Early Years Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pennywell-early-years-centre-e108753): 550 m. Nursery. Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade
- [St Anne's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-annes-roman-catholic-voluntary-aided-primary-school-e108843): 620 m. Primary. School remains Good, November 2022. 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Sandhill View Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sandhill-view-academy-e141986): 1 km. Secondary. Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 41.1 (2025/26, provisional)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/138567)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/138567)

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