# Columbia Grange School

Columbia 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.

Special school. Code E150096. [Sunderland](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland)

- Phase: Special
- Type: Academy special converter
- Ages: 5 to 11
- Pupils: 140
- Council: Sunderland
- URN: 150096

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Outstanding, March 2020
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding, 4 March 2020
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, 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

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

- [John F Kennedy Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/john-f-kennedy-primary-school-e144223): 520 m. Primary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Biddick Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/biddick-academy-e139839): 560 m. Secondary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 48.2 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Barmston Village Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/barmston-village-primary-school-e108835): 860 m. Primary. Good (overall), November 2023. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Biddick Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/biddick-primary-school-e108816): 870 m. Primary. Standards maintained, November 2024. 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Robert of Newminster Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Washington](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-robert-of-newminster-catholic-school-and-sixth-form-college-washington-e147142): 960 m. Secondary. School remains Good, October 2023. Attainment 8 of 44.8 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Wessington Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wessington-primary-school-e134532): 1.2 km. Primary. School remains Good, November 2023. 23% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## 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/150096)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/150096)

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/school/columbia-grange-school-e150096, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/school/columbia-grange-school-e150096#sc-results.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/school/columbia-grange-school-e150096