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Southmoor Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Ryhope Road, Sunderland SR2 7TF · southmoorschool.co.uk · 0191 594 9991
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Sept 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 49
- average Attainment 8 score. Sunderland 43.3, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,398
- 134 over 1,264 places · 111%
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 37%
- First language not English
- 6.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 237 families put the school first and 238 places were offered; 94% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 238 | 237 | 1 | 94% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 237 | 272 | 1.1▲ | 86% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 236 | 259 | 1.1▲ | 91% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 240 | 269 | 1.1▲ | 85% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 239 | 257 | 1.1▲ | 93% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 49, and 49% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Sunderland it was 43.3, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C (31.2 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲49 | 46 | ||
| ▲49.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲72.9% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲49.4% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.39 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 31.4 | −16.1 |
| Further education | 50 | +13.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 3 | −2.1 |
| Employment | 1.3 | −0.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 11 | +3.2 |
| Activity not captured | 3.4 | +2 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 90 students | C (31.2) | Above average +0.15 | |
| 91 students | C (31.2) | Average +0.13 | |
| 45 students | Dist+ (36.7) | Above average +0.40 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 90 | B- (36) | +0.09 |
| 2022/23 | 81 | B- (35.9) | — |
| 2021/22 | 84 | B- (36.6) | — |
| 2018/19 | 80 | C- (28.3) | -0.31 |
| 2017/18 | 86 | C (31.6) | +0.16 |
| 2016/17 | 99 | C (31.6) | +0.12 |
| 2015/16 | 60 | C (29.2) | -0.01 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 76 | +10 |
| Other education | 3.2 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 5.2 | −7.4 |
| Employment | 10.4 | −0.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.2 | −2.6 |
| Activity not captured | 1 | −2.9 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 28 September 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for Southmoor Academy was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 27 Sept 2022
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Nov 2017
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Nov 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Feb 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
96% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (199 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 96%
- Replies
- 199
- 14% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 85% who raised concerns
based on 42 parents (21%) whose child was bullied
based on 18 parents (9%) with SEND