Christ's College

State-Funded School

christs-college-sunderland-north-east

North EastRegion

SunderlandLocal Authority

Houghton and Sunderland SouthConstituency

SR4 8PGPostcode

3.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Christ's College is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 4–18, located in Sunderland, North East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 796 pupils. Christ's College is part of Emmanuel Schools Foundation.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 43.2
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 43.1%
EBacc average point score: 3.84

Ethnicity

White

76%

Asian

Black

17%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

796

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

35%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 4 – 18
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 796
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: Emmanuel Schools Foundation

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
30 Nov 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
25 Nov 2019	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.