Intelligence snapshot
Demand
Nearly full — act early
Capacity
90% — Near capacity
Admissions
Non-selective intake
Sixth form
Not available here
Quick takeaway
Nearly full.
Rated Good by Ofsted (2023).
Key points for parents
Rated Good by Ofsted in 2023
The school is nearly full at 90% capacity
School details
Published dataProfile
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- All-through
- Ages
- 4–18
- Intake
- Mixed
Capacity
- Pupils
- 778
- Capacity
- 90%Near capacity
- FSM
- 32.9%
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Governance
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- Trust
- EMMANUEL SCHOOLS FOUNDATION
- Head
- Mrs Julie Normanton (Principal)
Provisions
- Sixth form
- No
Inspection reports
Official linksNational standing
Good is the 2nd highest Ofsted rating — grade 2 of 4.
School inspection: Good
14 official reports linked on this page, including 13 earlier reports.
Previous reports
Monitoring visit
November 2021 | Monitoring Visit
Monitoring visit
March 2021 | Monitoring Visit
School inspection: Requires Improvement
November 2019 | School Inspection
Monitoring visit
May 2018 | Monitoring Visit
Full inspection: Requires Improvement
March 2017 | Full Inspection
Monitoring visit
June 2016 | Monitoring Visit
Monitoring visit
February 2016 | Monitoring Visit
Monitoring visit
November 2015 | Monitoring Visit
Monitoring visit
July 2015 | Monitoring Visit
Monitoring visit
February 2015 | Monitoring Visit
Full inspection: Inadequate
November 2014 | Full Inspection
Monitoring visit
September 2014 | Monitoring Visit
Full inspection: Requires Improvement
March 2014 | Full Inspection
Location
Pennywell Road, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, SR4 8PG
Town setting
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