# The Link School

The Link School is a pupil referral and alternative provision school in Sunderland, for pupils aged 7 to 14.

It had 164 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Pupil referral and alternative provision school. Code E135640. [Sunderland](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland)

- Phase: Pupil referral and alternative provision
- Type: Pupil referral unit
- Ages: 7 to 14
- Pupils: 164
- Council: Sunderland
- URN: 135640

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, November 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 16 November 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.

The Department for Education publishes no KS2 or KS4 results for this school.

## Schools nearby

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

- [Sunningdale School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sunningdale-school-e108882): 190 m. Special. School remains Outstanding, June 2023
- [Sandhill View Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sandhill-view-academy-e141986): 390 m. Secondary. Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 41.1 (2025/26, provisional)
- [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)
- [Broadway Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/broadway-junior-school-e108757): 600 m. Primary. School remains Good, October 2023. 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Thorney Close Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thorney-close-primary-school-e108828): 730 m. Primary. Good (overall), September 2023. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Thornhill Park School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thornhill-park-school-e108877): 780 m. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file

## 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/135640)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/135640)

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