# Sunningdale School

Sunningdale School is a special school in Sunderland, for pupils aged 2 to 11.

It had 153 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Special school. Code E108882. [Sunderland](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland)

- Phase: Special
- Type: Community special school
- Ages: 2 to 11
- Pupils: 153
- Council: Sunderland
- URN: 108882

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Outstanding, June 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding, 7 June 2023
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 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

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

- [The Link School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-link-school-e135640): 200 m. Pupil referral and alternative provision. School remains Good, November 2023
- [Sandhill View Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sandhill-view-academy-e141986): 360 m. Secondary. Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 41.1 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Thorney Close Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thorney-close-primary-school-e108828): 560 m. Primary. Good (overall), September 2023. 63% 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): 680 m. Primary. Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade. 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Thornhill Park School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thornhill-park-school-e108877): 770 m. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [Broadway Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/broadway-junior-school-e108757): 780 m. Primary. School remains Good, October 2023. 55% 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/108882)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/108882)

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