Sunningdale School
Special schoolSunningdale School is a special school in Sunderland, for pupils aged 2 to 11. It had 153 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Outstanding, June 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Outstanding, 7 June 2023
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 Sunningdale 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 |
- Sunningdale 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- The Link SchoolPupil referral and alternative provision. School remains Good, November 2023200 m
- Sandhill View AcademySecondary. Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 41.1 (2025/26, provisional)360 m
- Thorney Close Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), September 2023. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)560 m
- St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, SunderlandPrimary. Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade. 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)680 m
- Thornhill Park SchoolSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file770 m
- Broadway Junior SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, October 2023. 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)780 m
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).