Each school below shows how many of its pupils get SEN support or have an EHC plan. Open one for its most common needs, how it compares with England and Sunderland, and questions to ask the SENCO.
84 schools
Share of pupils on SEN support and with an EHC plan, January 2026.
- Albany Village Primary School Primary · Washington · Ages 3–11 SEN support 23.8%EHC plans 2.8%
- Barmston Village Primary School Primary · Washington · Ages 2–11 SEN support 29.6%EHC plans 2.4%
- Barnes Infant Academy Primary · Sunderland · Ages 3–7 SEN support 18.3%EHC plans 2.9%
- Barnes Junior School Primary · Sunderland · Ages 7–11 SEN support 13.5%EHC plans 2.6%
- Barnwell Academy Primary · Houghton le Spring · Ages 3–11 SEN support 13.9%EHC plans 1%
- Benedict Biscop Church of England Academy Primary · Sunderland · Ages 3–11 SEN support 12.9%EHC plans 0.3%
- Bernard Gilpin Primary School Primary · Houghton le Spring · Ages 5–11 SEN support 16.5%EHC plans 1%
- Bexhill Academy Primary · Sunderland · Ages 2–11 SEN support 29.7%EHC plans 3.1%
- Biddick Primary School Primary · Washington · Ages 3–11 SEN support 16.5%EHC plans 0.7%
- Blackfell Primary School Primary · Washington · Ages 3–11 SEN support 22.5%EHC plans 2.1%
- Broadway Junior School Primary · Sunderland · Ages 7–11 SEN support 24.7%EHC plans 1.3%
- Burnside Academy Inspires Primary · Houghton le Spring · Ages 3–11 SEN support 29.9%EHC plans 1.7%
- Castle View Enterprise Academy Secondary · Sunderland · Ages 11–16 SEN support 21.6%EHC plans 3.6%
- Castletown Primary School Primary · Sunderland · Ages 3–11 SEN support 17.3%EHC plans 2.6%
- Christ's College All-through · Sunderland · Ages 4–18 SEN support 13.6%EHC plans 1.6%
- Dame Dorothy Primary School Primary · Sunderland · Ages 3–11 SEN support 26.5%EHC plans 0%
- Diamond Hall Infant Academy Primary · Sunderland · Ages 2–7 SEN support 20.7%EHC plans 1.9%
- Diamond Hall Junior Academy Primary · Sunderland · Ages 7–11 SEN support 28.4%EHC plans 2.8%
- Dubmire Primary Primary · Houghton le Spring · Ages 3–11 SEN support 15.4%EHC plans 1.5%
- Easington Lane Primary School Primary · Houghton le Spring · Ages 2–11 SEN support 18.9%EHC plans 2.8%
- East Herrington Primary Academy Primary · Sunderland · Ages 3–11 SEN support 17%EHC plans 2.3%
- East Rainton Primary School Primary · Houghton le Spring · Ages 3–11 SEN support 16.8%EHC plans 0%
- English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, Sunderland Primary · Sunderland · Ages 3–11 SEN support 20.2%EHC plans 0%
- Eppleton Academy Primary School Primary · Houghton le Spring · Ages 3–11 SEN support 15.9%EHC plans 1.4%
- Farringdon Academy Primary · Sunderland · Ages 3–11 SEN support 15.6%EHC plans 1.8%
- Fatfield Academy Primary · Washington · Ages 3–11 SEN support 20.6%EHC plans 2.1%
- Fulwell Infant School Academy Primary · Sunderland · Ages 3–7 SEN support 5.6%EHC plans 1.7%
- Fulwell Junior School Primary · Sunderland · Ages 7–11 SEN support 8.6%EHC plans 0.9%
- George Washington Primary School Primary · Washington · Ages 4–11 SEN support 20.1%EHC plans 0.8%
- Gillas Lane Primary Academy Primary · Houghton le Spring · Ages 3–11 SEN support 24.6%EHC plans 0%
- Grange Park Primary School Primary · Sunderland · Ages 3–11 SEN support 25.5%EHC plans 0%
- Grangetown Primary School Primary · Sunderland · Ages 2–11 SEN support 22.5%EHC plans 1.3%
- Grindon Infant School Primary · Sunderland · Ages 2–7 SEN support 23.9%EHC plans 0.6%
- Hasting Hill Academy Primary · Sunderland · Ages 2–11 SEN support 24.8%EHC plans 3.4%
- Hetton Primary School Primary · Houghton le Spring · Ages 2–11 SEN support 22.3%EHC plans 1.5%
- Highfield Academy Primary · Sunderland · Ages 2–11 SEN support 25.1%EHC plans 2%
- Hill View Infant Academy Primary · Sunderland · Ages 3–7 SEN support 9.6%EHC plans 1.1%
- Hill View Junior Academy Primary · Sunderland · Ages 7–11 SEN support 14.6%EHC plans 1.3%
- Holley Park Academy Primary · Washington · Ages 3–11 SEN support 7.4%EHC plans 0.5%
- Hudson Road Primary School Primary · Sunderland · Ages 3–11 SEN support 41.4%EHC plans 6.1%
- Hylton Castle Primary School Primary · Sunderland · Ages 3–11 SEN support 15.7%EHC plans 2.6%
- Kepier Secondary · Houghton le Spring · Ages 11–16 SEN support 19.5%EHC plans 1.8%
- Lambton Primary School Primary · Washington · Ages 3–11 SEN support 22.9%EHC plans 3.9%
- Marlborough Primary School Primary · Washington · Ages 2–11 SEN support 22.7%EHC plans 5.3%
- Monkwearmouth Academy Secondary · Sunderland · Ages 11–19 SEN support 11.6%EHC plans 0.9%
- New Silksworth Academy Infant Primary · Sunderland · Ages 2–7 SEN support 20.5%EHC plans 1.9%
- New Silksworth Academy Junior Primary · Sunderland · Ages 7–11 SEN support 30%EHC plans 2.5%
- Newbottle Primary Academy Primary · Houghton le Spring · Ages 3–11 SEN support 16.2%EHC plans 1.1%
- Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School, Penshaw Primary · Houghton le Spring · Ages 3–11 SEN support 16.5%EHC plans 1.4%
- Plains Farm Academy Primary · Sunderland · Ages 3–11 SEN support 25%EHC plans 3.7%
- Red House Academy Secondary · Sunderland · Ages 11–16 SEN support 19.4%EHC plans 1.2%
- Redby Academy Primary · Sunderland · Ages 3–11 SEN support 10.4%EHC plans 3.1%
- Richard Avenue Primary School Primary · Sunderland · Ages 3–11 SEN support 21.3%EHC plans 0.2%
- Rickleton Primary School Primary · Washington · Ages 3–11 SEN support 10.4%EHC plans 2%
- Ryhope Infant School Academy Primary · Sunderland · Ages 2–7 SEN support 11%EHC plans 1.7%
- Ryhope Junior School Primary · Sunderland · Ages 7–11 SEN support 15.8%EHC plans 3.2%
- Sandhill View Academy Secondary · Sunderland · Ages 11–16 SEN support 31.4%EHC plans 3.6%
- Seaburn Dene Primary School Primary · Sunderland · Ages 3–11 SEN support 20.6%EHC plans 2.8%
- Shiney Row Primary School Primary · Houghton le Spring · Ages 3–11 SEN support 15.3%EHC plans 3.2%
- South Hylton Primary Academy Primary · Sunderland · Ages 3–11 SEN support 21%EHC plans 1.6%
- Southmoor Academy Secondary · Sunderland · Ages 11–18 SEN support 18.1%EHC plans 0.8%
- Southwick Community Primary School Primary · Southwick · Ages 2–11 SEN support 24.1%EHC plans 3.5%
- Springwell Village Primary School Primary · Gateshead · Ages 3–11 SEN support 21.3%EHC plans 1%
- St Aidan's Catholic Academy Secondary · Sunderland · Ages 11–18 SEN support 10.2%EHC plans 1.1%
- St Anne's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary · Sunderland · Ages 3–11 SEN support 22.3%EHC plans 0.4%
- St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy Secondary · Sunderland · Ages 11–18 SEN support 11.6%EHC plans 0.7%
- St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Washington Primary · Washington · Ages 3–11 SEN support 13.2%EHC plans 2%
- St Benet's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary · Sunderland · Ages 3–11 SEN support 16.8%EHC plans 1.7%
- St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland Primary · Sunderland · Ages 3–11 SEN support 21.7%EHC plans 0.8%
- St John Bosco Catholic Primary School, Town End Farm, Sunderland Primary · Sunderland · Ages 3–11 SEN support 18.2%EHC plans 2.5%
- St John Boste Catholic Primary School, Washington Primary · Washington · Ages 3–11 SEN support 7.9%EHC plans 1.1%
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland Primary · Sunderland · Ages 3–11 SEN support 10.1%EHC plans 0.8%
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Washington Primary · Washington · Ages 3–11 SEN support 9.7%EHC plans 1.3%
- St Leonard's Catholic Primary School, Silksworth Primary · Sunderland · Ages 5–11 SEN support 16.9%EHC plans 2.9%
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland Primary · Sunderland · Ages 3–11 SEN support 18.6%EHC plans 0.8%
- St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Houghton Primary · Houghton le Spring · Ages 4–11 SEN support 13%EHC plans 1%
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Ryhope Primary · Sunderland · Ages 4–11 SEN support 26.1%EHC plans 0%
- St Paul's CofE Primary School Primary · Sunderland · Ages 3–11 SEN support 23.5%EHC plans 2.7%
- St Robert of Newminster Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Washington Secondary · Washington · Ages 11–18 SEN support 13.8%EHC plans 1.8%
- Thornhill Academy Secondary · Sunderland · Ages 11–16 SEN support 21.3%EHC plans 1.9%
- Town End Academy Primary · Sunderland · Ages 2–11 SEN support 23.9%EHC plans 6.9%
- Venerable Bede Church of England Academy Secondary · Sunderland · Ages 11–16 SEN support 12.7%EHC plans 1.4%
- Wessington Primary School Primary · Washington · Ages 2–11 SEN support 28%EHC plans 6.4%
- Willow Wood Community Primary School Primary · Sunderland · Ages 3–11 SEN support 26.6%EHC plans 3.4%
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Questions parents ask
How many mainstream schools are there in Sunderland?
Sunderland has 84 state mainstream schools (72 primary, 11 secondary and 1 all-through or middle). In January 2026, at its primary schools, 19.5% of pupils got SEN support and 2.4% had an EHC plan (England: 15.4% and 4.1%); at its secondary schools, 17.4% of pupils got SEN support and 2.6% had an EHC plan (England: 14.1% and 3.5%).
Which mainstream schools in Sunderland have an SEN unit or resourced provision?
Academy 360, Biddick Academy, Farringdon Community Academy, Hetton Academy, Hetton Lyons Primary School, John F Kennedy Primary School, Mill Hill Primary School, New Penshaw Academy, Northern Saints Church of England Academy, Oxclose Community Academy, Oxclose Nursery School and Oxclose Primary Academy, and 4 more. They are listed with the area’s special schools.
How do I get SEN support at a mainstream school?
Talk to the class teacher and the school’s SENCO (special educational needs co-ordinator). Your child doesn’t need a diagnosis. If they need more help than the school can usually give, you or the school can ask Sunderland council for an EHC needs assessment.
What do the figures mean?
SEN support is help in school without an EHC plan; an EHC plan is a legal plan from the council for children who need more. The figures show how many children a school supports, not how well, so talk to the SENCO and read the school’s SEN information report.
School data: DfE Get Information About Schools, SEN figures from DfE Special educational needs in England (the January school census), under the Open Government Licence. Postcode lookups by postcodes.io: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right, Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right, and National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right. Always check details and admissions with the school and your council.