Sandhill View Academy

Type Secondary
Age Range 11-16
Religion Does not apply
Address Grindon Lane
Thorney Close
Sunderland
Tyne and Wear
SR3 4EN
Phone 01915949992
Reference Number 141986

Description

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Sandhill View Academy is a coeducational secondary school located in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England. The institution occupies an address at Grindon Lane, Thorney Close, and shares the zip code SR3 4EN. The academy was established in 1953 under the local authority of Sunderland. In 2007, Sandhill View earned the specialised status in Performing Arts.

Key facts about Sandhill View Academy:

  • Established: 1953
  • Local authority: Sunderland
  • Gender: Coeducational
  • Age range: 11-16 years old
  • Type: Academy
  • Formerly named: Sandhill View Community Arts School (2011 - 2015)
  • Architecture: Moved into a new modern building in 2002
  • Leadership: Currently run by Southmoor Multi Academy Trust, led by Headteacher Mrs J. Maw, following the retirement of Mr. Richard Bain in 2014
  • Feeder schools: Thorney Close Primary School, Grindon Broadway Junior School, Hastings Hill Primary School, Plains Farm Primary School
  • Ofsted Reports: Available on their website

Sandhill View Academy caters to students in their early teenage years and provides a strong focus on the arts, having received historical expertise in Performing Arts.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 733
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 51.84%
Girls: 48.16%

Year Groups

Year Number of pupils
7 169
8 136
9 142
10 137
11 149

Ofsted Rating Good
Last Inspection Date 2021-11-23
Date Description Report
2021-09-28 School inspection: School inspection:
2018-03-14 Full inspection: Full inspection:

Ofsted Parent View

The latest published parent view scores are from 2018. Ofsted only publish scores if there have been more than 10 responses to the survey.

Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know Total Responses
1. My child is happy at this school 44 28 4 1 1 78
2. My child feels safe at this school 47 27 2 1 1 78
3. My child makes good progress at this school 39 28 7 2 2 78
4. My child is well looked after at this school 43 29 2 3 1 78
5. My child is taught well at this school 39 27 10 0 2 78
6. My child receives appropriate homework for their age 27 43 6 2 0 78
7. This school makes sure its pupils are well behaved 35 35 4 3 1 78
8. This school deals effectively with bullying 20 32 9 6 11 78
9. This school is well led and managed 39 28 4 3 4 78
10. This school responds well to any concerns I raise 39 27 7 2 3 78
11. I receive valuable information from the school about my child’s progress 31 33 11 3 0 78
12. Would you recommend this school to another parent? 69 9

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education
Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
38.5 Upgrade Upgrade

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 27% Upgrade Upgrade
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 42% Upgrade Upgrade

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

School Score Percentile (loc) Percentile (nationwide)
-0.73 Upgrade Upgrade

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

GCSE Results

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

2023 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference Upgrade Upgrade
Second Preference 37 12
Third Preference 18 1
From another Local Authority 0 0

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