Consilium Evolve, Sunderland

In its own words: "Consilium Evolve is a caring, child-centred, and, inclusive school. We provide an aspirational environment where all our students are encouraged to reach their full potential through an inclusive and vibrant curriculum. We aim to enrich the lives and opportunities of our neurodiverse students."

From the headteacher's welcome: "Evolve is a specialist Alternative Provision Academy which caters for secondary age students who experience emotionally based school avoidance. But our academy is so much more than that. We nurture each student to encourage them to take their place in the world, whatever that might be, despite any barriers they have encountered."

Across Sunderland, 93% of families were offered their first-choice secondary school for 2026 entry, and 98% were offered one of the schools they named.

In 2026, families in Sunderland lodged 79 appeals against secondary school offers; 69 reached a hearing and 61 succeeded (88.4% of those heard).

The nearest other state secondary schools to Consilium Evolve are Thornhill Academy (under 0.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 42.8); St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy (0.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 52.1); St Aidan's Catholic Academy (0.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 53.6); and Southmoor Academy (0.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 46.8).

Consilium Evolve is one of 8 schools run by Consilium Academies, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 39.6 in 2024/25.

Consilium Evolve has a resourced provision (48 places, 42 pupils on roll) and a SEN unit (48 places, 42 pupils on roll) for social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest tram or metro stop is University (Tyne and Wear Metro Station), about 650 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).

12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Thornholme Road-Beresford Park (sw-bound), 100 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 632 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Sunderland (148), as is usual near a town centre.

The primary schools closest to Consilium Evolve are St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland (0.2 miles); Richard Avenue Primary School (0.4 miles); Barnes Infant Academy (0.7 miles); and Barnes Junior School (0.7 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.