Southmoor Academy

State-Funded School

southmoor-academy-sunderland-north-east

North EastRegion

SunderlandLocal Authority

Sunderland CentralConstituency

SR2 7TFPostcode

7.1

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Southmoor Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Sunderland, North East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,398 pupils. Southmoor Academy is part of ASPIRE NORTH EAST MULTI ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 49
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 49%
EBacc average point score: 4.39

Ethnicity

White

88%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,398

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

34%

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 – 18
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 1,398
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: ASPIRE NORTH EAST MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 28 September 2022. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
26 Jan 2018	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.