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State secondary · 11 to 16 · Mixed · 432 pupils

Red House Academy

Rutherglen Road, Red House Estate, Sunderland, SR5 5LN
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COULD YOUR CHILD GET IN? · YEAR 7 2027

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Ofsted: Good · January 2020Top 23% (4/18)About one first choice per place (2026)
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Summary

The key facts, in one place
GCSE (key stage 4) The league rank: the school's place among its council's schools of the same phase on the newest year's DfE results, the same rank as on the Schools map. In England: 1,007th of 3,223 on the same figure. Band: Top 23%.
Top 23% (4/18)Rank among 18 Sunderland secondaries with results, 2026 results (Attainment 8)
See the Sunderland league table →
Inspection
Good, January 2020
Getting in
Not full for Year 7 2026
Results
+0.14 progress 8; 49.8 attainment 8
Size
432 pupils; 62 places a year; classes of 21
Run by
Northern Education Trust
Type
Academy sponsor led
Ages
11 to 16 · Mixed
Ofsted, January 2020The judgements from the school's latest inspection. Reports from November 2025 use Ofsted's new report card, with different headings; we show whichever the latest report uses.Read the report ↗
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Leadership and managementGood
Strengths, and things to check
  • Progress 8: +0.14, against -0.28 in Sunderland.
  • Attainment 8: 49.8, against 45.2 in Sunderland.
  • Suspensions per 100 pupils: 130.6, against 42.3 in Sunderland.
  • We hold no offer-day distances for this school: ask the council how far places went.
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At a glance

Against Sunderland and England
This schoolSunderlandEnglandHover or tap a bar for the figures
Academic
Progress 8How far pupils progressed between the end of primary school and GCSEs, against pupils across England who started at the same level. 0 is average; +0.5 means half a grade better in each subject.
+0.14
Better than Sunderland
Attainment 8The average GCSE score across eight subjects, including English and maths counted twice. A grade 5 in all eight would score 50.
49.8
Better than Sunderland
English and maths, grade 5+The share of pupils with grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE (a strong pass).
62%
Better than Sunderland
Attendance and behaviour
Sessions missedHalf-day sessions missed, authorised or not, as a share of all sessions in the school year (DfE pupil absence). Lower is better.
10.3%
In line with Sunderland
Persistently absentPupils who missed one session in ten or more. Lower is better.
29.2%
In line with Sunderland
Suspensions per 100 pupilsSuspensions in the school year for every 100 pupils on roll. Lower is better; one or two incidents move a small school a lot.
130.6
Worse than Sunderland
Pupils and classes
Average class sizeAverage pupils per class, from the school census. Shown for context, not as a score.
20.6
Context
Free school mealsPupils eligible for free school meals. Context for reading the results, not a measure of the school.
60%
Context
Pupils for each teacherPupils on roll for each full-time teacher, from the school workforce census. Shown for context.
21.0
Context
Demand for places
First choices per placeFamilies who put this school first, for each Year 7 place in 2026 (DfE applications and offers). Above 1 means more first choices than places.
1.0
In line with Sunderland
Sunderland and England: DfE's own averages for results. For the rest, the middle state secondary school of the same phase, from every school we hold, since DfE publishes no council figure we hold.Where these figures come from →

Overview

Getting in

  • 60 families put it first for 62 places; every one of them got in DfE, school applications and offers · Year 7 2026
  • We hold no catchment map for this school, so we can't say which addresses are inside it.
  • We can't tell how far Year 7 places reached: we hold no offer-day figures for this school. Ask the council or the school for the last distance offered.

Quality

  • Good Ofsted · inspected 14 January 2020
  • Progress 8: +0.14 (England +0.01) (county -0.28) DfE school performance tables · 2023/2024
  • Attainment 8: 49.8 (England 47.4) (county 45.2) DfE school performance tables · 2025/2026
  • English and maths grade 5 or above: 62% (England 48%) (county 46%) DfE school performance tables · 2025/2026
  • Progress, set against pupils who started with the same results: average DfE school performance tables · 2023/2024

Daily life

  • Absence: 10% of sessions missed; 29% of pupils miss 1 in 10 or more. Schools with a similar intake: 9.7% and 29% DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England: absence rates by school level · 2024/25
  • Suspensions: 131 per 100 pupils (schools with a similar intake: 26); 5 permanent exclusions DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: school level · 2024/25
  • Classes average 20.6 pupils; 14% of classes have more than 30 DfE, school workforce and pupil census · 2025/26
  • 21.0 pupils for each teacher DfE, school workforce · November 2025
  • Nearest stops, in a straight line: bus 114 m DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes) · within 800 m
  • 4 police-reported road collisions within 500 m (0 fatal, 1 serious) DfT, Road safety data (STATS19): collisions and casualties, last five years · 2021 to 2025
  • Air: nitrogen dioxide 9.4 µg/m³, PM2.5 6.1 (1 km square, background level) DEFRA, Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 1 km background maps · 2024

Who runs it

  • Northern Education Trust, with 30 schools DfE, Get Information about Schools: group links · joined October 2014
  • Opened as an academy (sponsored) on 1 September 2009 DfE, open academies list
  • Replaced Hylton Red House School (URN 108855) DfE, Get Information about Schools: links · 1 September 2009
  • We can't compare results before and after it converted: we hold results for only one side of the date, because DfE publishes a few years at a time.

Getting in

How far offers reached

How far away the last child offered a place under the distance rule lived, as the council measures it. It changes every year with who applies: a record, not a promise. Children with a higher priority can be offered places from further away.

Year 7. Distance of the last child offered a place on offer day. What the last distance means →

Applications and offers, DfE

EntryYearPlacesFirst choicesAny choiceFirst choices offered
Year 7202662609060
Year 72025919012390
Year 72024625610256
Year 72023956611366
Year 720221048212582
Year 72021616110261
Year 72020555213552
Year 72019675415054
Year 72018484413244
Year 72017605914659

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school level, Open Government Licence), 2014 to 2026. Families name up to three schools, so most applications are somebody's second or third choice.

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Results

Results

MeasureThis schoolEnglandCouncilYear
Progress 8+0.14+0.01-0.282023/2024
Attainment 849.847.445.22025/2026
English and maths grade 5 or above62%48%46%2025/2026

Source: DfE school performance tables, 2023/2024, 2025/2026.

League table place

TableLeague rank
GCSE (key stage 4)Top 23% (4/18)

Source: DfE school performance tables: the newest year's results, place among the council's schools of the same phase.

Inspections

DateKindOutcome
12 March 2025Ungraded visitStandards maintained
14 January 2020Graded inspectionGood

Source: Ofsted, 2025.

Where leavers go

StageLeavers inPupilsIn a sustained placeOf which
After GCSEs2023/248471%In education 66%; Apprenticeship 3.6%; Employment 2.4%
After GCSEs2022/236376%In education 67%; Apprenticeship 7.9%; Employment 1.6%
After GCSEs2021/227572%In education 63%; Apprenticeship 8.0%; Employment 1.3%

Source: DfE, destination measures. A figure DfE hides for a small group is left out, not shown as nought. The newest year may be provisional.

Sunderland league tableEvery school of this phase in the council on these results.See the table →

Daily life

Absence

YearSessions missedAuthorisedUnauthorisedPupils missing 1 in 10Pupils missing 1 in 2
2024/2510%2.4%8.0%29%6.5%
2023/2412%2.7%9.0%35%6.0%
2022/2312%2.5%9.9%38%6.4%
Schools with a similar intake9.7%29%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England: absence rates by school level, 2024-25. Similar intake: state schools of the same phase with free school meals in the same band (40% or more), the median of 758 schools.

Suspensions and exclusions

YearSuspensions per 100 pupilsPupils suspendedSuspensionsPermanent exclusions
2024/25130.622%5815
2023/24165.524%7681
2022/23167.426%7086
Schools with a similar intake25.9

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: school level, 2024-25.

Class sizes and staff

MeasureFigureYear
Average class size20.62025/26
Classes over 30 pupils14%2025/26
Pupils for each teacher21.0November 2025

Source: DfE, school workforce; school census, 2025/26.

Stops nearby

KindNearest (metres, straight line)
bus114

Source: DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes), current. A stop across a railway or main road may be a long walk. Bus frequency is not held.

Road collisions within 500 m

YearCollisions
20252
20241
20230
20220
20211

Source: DfT, Road safety data (STATS19): collisions and casualties, last five years, 2021 to 2025. 1 serious and 0 fatal in all; 0 involved a pedestrian, 2 a cyclist. Only collisions with an injury reported to police are counted.

Air quality

PollutantAnnual mean (µg/m³)Year
NO29.42024
PM1010.02024
PM256.12024

Source: DEFRA, Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 1 km background maps. A 1 km background figure: not the air at the school gate beside a busy road.

Pupils

Who goes there

MeasureShare of pupilsYear
Eligible for free school meals60%2025/26
First language other than English6.0%2025/26
SEN support19%2025/26
Education, health and care plan1.2%2025/26
Girls49%2025/26

Source: DfE, schools, pupils and their characteristics; special educational needs, 2025/26.

Who runs it

Who runs it

  • Northern Education Trust, with 30 schools DfE, Get Information about Schools: group links · joined October 2014
  • Opened as an academy (sponsored) on 1 September 2009 DfE, open academies list
  • Replaced Hylton Red House School (URN 108855) DfE, Get Information about Schools: links · 1 September 2009
  • We can't compare results before and after it converted: we hold results for only one side of the date, because DfE publishes a few years at a time.

Area

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Sources

  • DEFRA, Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 1 km background maps
  • DfE school performance tables
  • DfE school performance tables: the newest year's results, place among the council's schools of the same phase
  • DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school level, Open Government Licence)
  • DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England: absence rates by school level
  • DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: school level
  • DfE, destination measures
  • DfE, school workforce; school census
  • DfE, schools, pupils and their characteristics; special educational needs
  • DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes)
  • DfT, Road safety data (STATS19): collisions and casualties, last five years
  • Ofsted
  • School register: DfE Get Information about Schools (this school)
  • How we check these figures: How we know

More in schools in Sunderland and the Sunderland league table. School register: DfE Get Information about Schools, updated 17 October 2026.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sources are named beside each figure. How we know · All sources.