Sandhill View Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Sept 29 2021 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- Unique reference
- 141986
- Address
- Grindon Lane, Thorney Close, SR3 4EN
- Website
- Not available
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 750 (82% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.9%
- Girls
- 49.1%
- First language not English
- 3.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 50.3%
- Persistent absence
- 32.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 24.0%
White British 85.2%
Unclassified 6.9%
African 3.6%
Mixed 2.5%
Other White 0.9%
Other Asian 0.4%
Indian 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Other 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.73
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.5
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 26%
Local authority average 39%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 27%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 38.5
Local authority average 42.9
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 2.92
Local authority average 3.68
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 14 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 12 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 116 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 29 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 14 |
| Biology | GCSE | 24 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 24 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 2 |
| English Language | GCSE | 133 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 132 |
Admissions
Sandhill View Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 144
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 141
- 2nd preference
- 46
- 3rd preference
- 18
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 141
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 162 82 80 |
| Year 8 | 162 76 86 |
| Year 9 | 144 79 65 |
| Year 10 | 145 73 72 |
| Year 11 | 137 72 65 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 64.0% 78.1% 85.6% |
Further education | 53.0% 52.7% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 10.0% 24.8% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% SP 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 15.0% 6.4% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 7.0% 6.5% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 14.0% 8.4% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.5% 1.2% |