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Sunderland City Council schools

All 124 schools in the Sunderland area, from the school census. 42 are maintained by Sunderland City Council and follow its 2026/27 term dates; the rest set their own. Most follow the council anyway, but check with the school before booking anything. The council’s breaks on their own: Sunderland school holidays.

Follows Sunderland City Council

42 schools

Maintained by the council, so the council's term dates are these schools' term dates. Each still sets its own INSET days.

  • Albany Village Primary SchoolWashington · Primary · 3–11 · 214 pupils
  • Barmston Village Primary SchoolWashington · Primary · 2–11 · 206 pupils
  • Barnes Junior SchoolSunderland · Primary · 7–11 · 341 pupils
  • Bernard Gilpin Primary SchoolHoughton le Spring · Primary · 5–11 · 417 pupils
  • Biddick Primary SchoolWashington · Primary · 3–11 · 285 pupils
  • Blackfell Primary SchoolWashington · Primary · 3–11 · 142 pupils
  • Broadway Junior SchoolSunderland · Primary · 7–11 · 227 pupils
  • Castletown Primary SchoolSunderland · Primary · 3–11 · 347 pupils
  • Easington Lane Primary SchoolHoughton le Spring · Primary · 2–11 · 281 pupils
  • East Rainton Primary SchoolHoughton le Spring · Primary · 3–11 · 101 pupils
  • Fulwell Junior SchoolSunderland · Primary · 7–11 · 350 pupils
  • Grange Park Primary SchoolSunderland · Primary · 3–11 · 208 pupils
  • Grangetown Primary SchoolSunderland · Primary · 2–11 · 302 pupils
  • Grindon Infant SchoolSunderland · Primary · 2–7 · 163 pupils
  • Hetton Lyons Nursery SchoolHoughton Le Spring · Nursery · 1–4 · 110 pupils
  • Hetton Primary SchoolHoughton le Spring · Primary · 2–11 · 206 pupils
  • Houghton Le Spring Nursery SchoolHoughton le Spring · Nursery · 3–5 · 142 pupils
  • Hudson Road Primary SchoolSunderland · Primary · 3–11 · 345 pupils
  • Hylton Castle Primary SchoolSunderland · Primary · 3–11 · 229 pupils
  • Hylton Red House Nursery SchoolSunderland · Nursery · 3–5 · 122 pupils
  • Lambton Primary SchoolWashington · Primary · 3–11 · 179 pupils
  • Marlborough Primary SchoolWashington · Primary · 2–11 · 150 pupils
  • Mill Hill Nursery SchoolSunderland · Nursery · 2–5 · 169 pupils
  • Mill Hill Primary SchoolSunderland · Primary · 5–11 · 434 pupils
  • Oxclose Nursery SchoolWashington · Nursery · 2–4 · 77 pupils
  • Pennywell Early Years CentreSunderland · Nursery · 2–5 · 147 pupils
  • Richard Avenue Primary SchoolSunderland · Primary · 3–11 · 445 pupils
  • Rickleton Primary SchoolWashington · Primary · 3–11 · 450 pupils
  • Ryhope Junior SchoolSunderland · Primary · 7–11 · 158 pupils
  • Seaburn Dene Primary SchoolSunderland · Primary · 3–11 · 218 pupils
  • Shiney Row Primary SchoolHoughton le Spring · Primary · 3–11 · 249 pupils
  • Southwick Community Primary SchoolSouthwick · Primary · 2–11 · 345 pupils
  • St Anne's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolSunderland · Primary · 3–11 · 238 pupils
  • St Benet's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolSunderland · Primary · 3–11 · 303 pupils
  • St Paul's CofE Primary SchoolSunderland · Primary · 3–11 · 332 pupils
  • Sunningdale SchoolSunderland · 2–11 · 153 pupils
  • The Link SchoolSunderland · 7–14 · 164 pupils
  • Thorney Close Primary SchoolSunderland · Primary · 3–11 · 289 pupils
  • Usworth Colliery Nursery SchoolWashington · Nursery · 2–4 · 90 pupils
  • Usworth Colliery Primary SchoolWashington · Primary · 4–11 · 333 pupils
  • Wessington Primary SchoolWashington · Primary · 2–11 · 218 pupils
  • Willow Wood Community Primary SchoolSunderland · Primary · 3–11 · 290 pupils

Sets its own term dates

82 schools

Academies, free schools and independent schools are not bound by the council's calendar. Most follow it closely; none of them have to.

  • Academy 360Sunderland · All-through · 4–16 · 854 pupils
  • Argyle House SchoolSunderland · 2–16 · 197 pupils
  • Ashbrooke School · 5–19 · 126 pupils
  • Barbara Priestman AcademySunderland · 11–19 · 189 pupils
  • Barnes Infant AcademySunderland · Primary · 3–7 · 311 pupils
  • Barnwell AcademyHoughton le Spring · Primary · 3–11 · 302 pupils
  • Beacon of Light SchoolSunderland · 13–16
  • Benedict Biscop Church of England AcademySunderland · Primary · 3–11 · 333 pupils
  • Bexhill AcademySunderland · Primary · 2–11 · 360 pupils
  • Biddick AcademyWashington · Secondary · 11–16 · 1002 pupils
  • Burnside Academy InspiresHoughton le Spring · Primary · 3–11 · 174 pupils
  • Castle View Enterprise AcademySunderland · Secondary · 11–16 · 993 pupils
  • Christ's CollegeSunderland · All-through · 4–18 · 796 pupils
  • City of Sunderland CollegeSunderland · 16 plus · 16–99
  • Columbia Grange SchoolWashington · 5–11 · 140 pupils
  • Consilium EvolveSunderland · 7–16
  • Dame Dorothy Primary SchoolSunderland · Primary · 3–11 · 181 pupils
  • Diamond Hall Infant AcademySunderland · Primary · 2–7 · 314 pupils
  • Diamond Hall Junior AcademySunderland · Primary · 7–11 · 320 pupils
  • Dubmire PrimaryHoughton le Spring · Primary · 3–11 · 479 pupils
  • East Herrington Primary AcademySunderland · Primary · 3–11 · 476 pupils
  • Education and Services for People with AutismSunderland · 16–25
  • Endeavour SRSunderland · 14–19
  • English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, SunderlandSunderland · Primary · 3–11 · 178 pupils
  • Eppleton Academy Primary SchoolHoughton le Spring · Primary · 3–11 · 208 pupils
  • Farringdon AcademySunderland · Primary · 3–11 · 384 pupils
  • Farringdon Community AcademySunderland · Secondary · 11–16 · 712 pupils
  • Fatfield AcademyWashington · Primary · 3–11 · 233 pupils
  • Fulwell Infant School AcademySunderland · Primary · 3–7 · 354 pupils
  • George Washington Primary SchoolWashington · Primary · 4–11 · 384 pupils
  • Gillas Lane Primary AcademyHoughton le Spring · Primary · 3–11 · 134 pupils
  • Harry Watts AcademySunderland · 5–16 · 187 pupils
  • Hasting Hill AcademySunderland · Primary · 2–11 · 238 pupils
  • Hetton AcademyHoughton le Spring · Secondary · 11–16 · 681 pupils
  • Hetton Lyons Primary SchoolHoughton le Spring · Primary · 4–11 · 431 pupils
  • Highfield AcademySunderland · Primary · 2–11 · 443 pupils
  • Hill View Infant AcademySunderland · Primary · 3–7 · 439 pupils
  • Hill View Junior AcademySunderland · Primary · 7–11 · 451 pupils
  • Holley Park AcademyWashington · Primary · 3–11 · 204 pupils
  • Hopespring Sunderland · 11–16 · 24 pupils
  • John F Kennedy Primary SchoolWashington · Primary · 3–11 · 412 pupils
  • KepierHoughton le Spring · Secondary · 11–16 · 1131 pupils
  • Monkwearmouth AcademySunderland · Secondary · 11–19 · 810 pupils
  • New Penshaw AcademyHoughton le Spring · Primary · 3–11 · 112 pupils
  • New Silksworth Academy InfantSunderland · Primary · 2–7 · 215 pupils
  • New Silksworth Academy JuniorSunderland · Primary · 7–11 · 200 pupils
  • Newbottle Primary AcademyHoughton le Spring · Primary · 3–11 · 437 pupils
  • North View AcademySunderland · 4–11 · 71 pupils
  • Northern Saints Church of England AcademySunderland · Primary · 4–11 · 423 pupils
  • Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School, PenshawHoughton le Spring · Primary · 3–11 · 291 pupils
  • Oxclose Community AcademyWashington · Secondary · 11–16 · 1029 pupils
  • Oxclose Primary AcademyWashington · Primary · 4–11 · 183 pupils
  • Plains Farm AcademySunderland · Primary · 3–11 · 164 pupils
  • Portland AcademySunderland · 11–19 · 207 pupils
  • Red House AcademySunderland · Secondary · 11–16 · 432 pupils
  • Redby AcademySunderland · Primary · 3–11 · 259 pupils
  • Ryhope Infant School AcademySunderland · Primary · 2–7 · 172 pupils
  • Sandhill View AcademySunderland · Secondary · 11–16 · 743 pupils

Nearby councils

School names, towns and phases come from the school census. Term dates for Sunderland City Council are published here, last changed 2026-09-04.