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
- Academy 360
- Argyle House School
- Ashbrooke School
- Barbara Priestman Academy
- Castle View Enterprise Academy
- Christ's College
- City of Sunderland College
- Endeavour SR
- Farringdon Community Academy
- Harry Watts Academy
- Hopespring Sunderland
- Monkwearmouth Academy
- Portland Academy
- Red House Academy
- Sandhill View Academy
- Southmoor Academy
- St Aidan's Catholic Academy
- St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy
- Thornhill Academy
- Thornhill Park School
- Trinity Academy New Bridge
- Venerable Bede Church of England Academy
- Whitburn Church of England Academy
Primary Schools
- Barnes Infant Academy
- Barnes Junior School
- Benedict Biscop Church of England Academy
- Bexhill Academy
- Broadway Junior School
- Castletown Primary School
- Cleadon Church of England Academy
- Dame Dorothy Primary School
- Diamond Hall Infant Academy
- Diamond Hall Junior Academy
- East Herrington Primary Academy
- English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, Sunderland
- Farringdon Academy
- Fulwell Infant School Academy
- Fulwell Junior School
- Grange Park Primary School
- Grangetown Primary School
- Grindon Infant School
- Hasting Hill Academy
- Highfield Academy
- Hill View Infant Academy
- Hill View Junior Academy
- Hudson Road Primary School
- Hylton Castle Primary School
- Hylton Red House Nursery School
- Marsden Primary School
- Mill Hill Nursery School
- Mill Hill Primary School
- New Silksworth Academy Infant
- New Silksworth Academy Junior
- North View Academy
- Northern Saints Church of England Academy
- Pennywell Early Years Centre
- Plains Farm Academy
- Redby Academy
- Richard Avenue Primary School
- Ryhope Infant School Academy
- Ryhope Junior School
- Seaburn Dene Primary School
- South Hylton Primary Academy
- St Anne's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School
- St Benet's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School
- St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland
- St John Bosco Catholic Primary School, Town End Farm, Sunderland
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland
- St Leonard's Catholic Primary School, Silksworth
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Ryhope
- St Paul's CofE Primary School
- Sunningdale School
- Thorney Close Primary School
- Town End Academy
- Valley Road Academy
- Whitburn Village Primary School
- Willow Wood Community Primary School