Columbia Grange School
Special schoolColumbia Grange School is a special school in Sunderland, for pupils aged 5 to 11. It had 140 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Outstanding, March 2020
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Outstanding, 4 March 2020
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 0% of pupils at Columbia Grange School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 66% in Sunderland and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Sunderland | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 66% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 11% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | Does not apply to this school | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | Does not apply to this school | 105 | 105 |
- Columbia Grange School teaches pupils with needs that most schools' pupils do not have, often in very small year groups, so its results are not a fair comparison with mainstream schools. They are not shown on the map.
- 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.
- 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
In a straight line- John F Kennedy Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)520 m
- Biddick AcademySecondary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 48.2 (2025/26, provisional)560 m
- Barmston Village Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), November 2023. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)860 m
- Biddick Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, November 2024. 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)870 m
- St Robert of Newminster Catholic School and Sixth Form College, WashingtonSecondary. School remains Good, October 2023. Attainment 8 of 44.8 (2025/26, provisional)960 m
- Wessington Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, November 2023. 23% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Sunderland
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).