Christ's College, Sunderland

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In 2026, pupils at Christ's College averaged an Attainment 8 score of 40.8, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 44.8 in Sunderland and 47 across England.

41% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 46% in Sunderland and 47% in England.

That is down from 43.2 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.68: pupils made well below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 32.3, against 45.7 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 13.4 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 21 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were History, Combined Science and Religious Studies.

For September 2026 entry, 115 families put Christ's College as their first choice and 172 named it as one of their preferences, for 89 places offered. That is 1.3 first choices for every place. 29 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Christ's College are Academy 360 (0.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 29.1); Sandhill View Academy (0.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 41.1); Castle View Enterprise Academy (1.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 43.1); and Farringdon Community Academy (1.6 miles, Attainment 8 46.2).

Christ's College's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

Christ's College is one of 5 schools run by Emmanuel Schools Foundation, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 42.9 in 2024/25.

Of the 72 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 78% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 53% to a further education college, 3% to an apprenticeship and 3% into work.

34.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 7.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (74%) and Black (17%).

In 2026, 108 pupils (13.6%) received SEN support and 13 (1.6%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is autism.

The nearest tram or metro stop is South Hylton (Tyne and Wear Metro Station), about 1160 metres away (roughly a 14-minute walk).

17 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Nookside-Glamis Avenue (e-bound), 150 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Christ's College stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Christ's College issued 118 suspensions, 15.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 2 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Christ's College are Broadway Junior School (0.3 miles); St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland (0.3 miles); St Anne's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School (0.4 miles); and Highfield Academy (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.