Sandhill View Academy

State-Funded School

sandhill-view-academy-sunderland-north-east

North EastRegion

SunderlandLocal Authority

Houghton and Sunderland SouthConstituency

SR3 4ENPostcode

3.0

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Sandhill View Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Sunderland, North East.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 743 pupils. Sandhill View Academy is part of ASPIRE NORTH EAST MULTI ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 18 Nov 2025 · published 21 Jan 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 38.6
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 48.6%
EBacc average point score: 3.08

Ethnicity

White

91%

Asian

<1%

Black

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

743

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

54%

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: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 743
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: ASPIRE NORTH EAST MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
22 Nov 2021	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
23 Apr 2018	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	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.