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Ashbrooke School
All-through · Mixed · Ages 5–19 · Independent special school
Ashbrooke Road, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear SR2 7JA · witherslackgroup.co.uk · 01539 566081
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Jul 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 0.8
- average Attainment 8 score. Sunderland 43.3, England 46
- Pupils
- 126
- At capacity · 126 places
- Local authority
- Sunderland
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 0.8, and 0% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Sunderland it was 43.3, and across England 46.
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼0.8 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼0.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼0.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼0.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼0.07 | 4.09 |
hidden: too few pupils to publish
Ofsted
Ashbrooke School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 5 July 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 5 Jul 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (14 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 14
- 11% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 79% who raised concerns
based on the 36% who had a child bullied
based on 14 parents (100%) with SEND