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Christ's College
All-through · Mixed · Ages 4–18 · Free school
Pennywell Road, Sunderland SR4 8PG · christscollege.org.uk · 0191 534 4444
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 43.2
- average Attainment 8 score. Sunderland 43.3, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 796
- 93% of 860 places
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery class
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 34.9%
- First language not English
- 7.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 115 families put the school first and 89 places were offered; 75% 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 | 89 | 115 | 1.3▲ | 75% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 87 | 87 | 1 | 93% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 68 | 67 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 67 | 60 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 68 | 68 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 43.2, and 43.1% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Sunderland it was 43.3, and across England 46.
In 2024/25, 63% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 8% the higher standard. Across Sunderland it was 66%, and across England 62%.
In 2018/19 the average A level result was grade C (29.7 points per entry).
Key stage 2 results
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ●63% | 62% | ||
| ●8% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼43.2 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼43.1% | 45.4% | ||
| ●65.3% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲43.1% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.84 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 25 | +8 |
| Further education | 52.8 | −13.2 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.8 | — |
| Employment | 2.8 | −1.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 8.3 | −0.2 |
| Activity not captured | 8.3 | — |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2018/19 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 students | C (29.7) | Average -0.20 | |
| 6 students | C (29.7) | Average -0.20 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017/18 | 12 | C+ (34.7) | +0.07 |
| 2016/17 | 7 | B- (38.1) | +0.13 |
| 2015/16 | 22 | C (31.5) | +0.02 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2017/18 | Since 2016/17 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 70 | +27 |
| Further education | 10 | −33 |
| Employment | 10 | — |
| Not in a lasting destination | 10 | — |
Ofsted
Christ's College was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 17 October 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 17 Oct 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Nov 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
- Nov 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
- Mar 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
Nov 2019Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Mar 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Nov 2014Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Inadequate Early years Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Inadequate
What parents said
69% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (65 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 69%
- Replies
- 65
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 83% who raised concerns
based on the 51% who had a child bullied
based on 17 parents (26%) with SEND