Schools in Sunderland
Sunderland, a metropolitan borough and city, blends a rich history with modern innovation in the Tyne and Wear county of England. Founded over 1,300 years ago on the River Wear, Sunderland today offers a warm, welcoming culture and a strong focus on digital connectivity. Its roots in sea trade, shipbuilding, and collieries have evolved into a diverse, thriving city, now recognized for its center for electronic, chemical, paper, and motor industries, including Nissan's UK factory. Sunderland's famed hospitality and entrepreneurial spirit led to its recognition as the Smart City of the Year in 2020 and a top spot for living and working in 2018.
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Secondary Schools
- Thornhill Park School
- Castle View Enterprise Academy
- Red House Academy
- Whitburn Church of England Academy
- St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy
- Southmoor Academy
- Portland Academy
- Barbara Priestman Academy
- Christ's College
- Venerable Bede Church of England Academy
- St Aidan's Catholic Academy
- Sandhill View Academy
- Ashbrooke School
- Thornhill Academy
- Academy 360
- Trinity Academy New Bridge
- Monkwearmouth Academy
- Hopespring Sunderland
- Harry Watts Academy
- Farringdon Community Academy
Primary Schools
- Marsden Primary School
- Barnes Junior School
- Broadway Junior School
- Grangetown Primary School
- Fulwell Junior School
- Grange Park Primary School
- Grindon Infant School
- Southwick Community Primary School
- Hudson Road Primary School
- Dame Dorothy Primary School
- Willow Wood Community Primary School
- Mill Hill Primary School
- Seaburn Dene Primary School
- Ryhope Junior School
- Castletown Primary School
- Richard Avenue Primary School
- Thorney Close Primary School
- Hylton Castle Primary School
- St Paul's CofE Primary School
- St Benet's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School
- St Anne's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School
- Sunningdale School
- Whitburn Village Primary School
- Town End Academy
- Bexhill Academy
- Redby Academy
- Benedict Biscop Church of England Academy
- East Herrington Primary Academy
- Fulwell Infant School Academy
- Farringdon Academy
- Plains Farm Academy
- Diamond Hall Infant Academy
- Cleadon Church of England Academy
- Ryhope Infant School Academy
- Barnes Infant Academy
- North View Academy
- Diamond Hall Junior Academy
- New Silksworth Academy Infant
- New Silksworth Academy Junior
- Highfield Academy
- Valley Road Academy
- Hill View Infant Academy
- Hill View Junior Academy
- South Hylton Primary Academy
- St Leonard's Catholic Primary School, Silksworth
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Ryhope
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland
- St John Bosco Catholic Primary School, Town End Farm, Sunderland
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland
- English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, Sunderland
- St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland
- Northern Saints Church of England Academy