Red House Academy, Sunderland

In 2026, pupils at Red House Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 49.8, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 44.8 in Sunderland and 47 across England.

62% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 46% in Sunderland and 47% in England.

That is up from 44.8 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.14: pupils made above 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 45.9, against 53.2 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 7.3 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 19 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and History.

For September 2026 entry, 60 families put Red House Academy as their first choice and 90 named it as one of their preferences, for 62 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Red House Academy are Castle View Enterprise Academy (1.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 43.1); Monkwearmouth Academy (1.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 42.8); Boldon School (1.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 38.5); and St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy (2.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 52.1).

Red House Academy's 2026 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Red House Academy is one of 30 schools run by Northern Education Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 47.5 in 2024/25.

28 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Red House Academy (as of September 2025): 89% would recommend the school, 93% say their child is happy there and 88% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they are kept well informed about progress (100%); the weakest, that the school supports their child's wider development (82%).

Of the 84 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 66% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 56% to a further education college, 4% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.

59.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (83%) and Black (9%).

In 2026, 84 pupils (19.4%) received SEN support and 5 (1.2%) 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 speech, language and communication needs.

Red House Academy had 21 teachers in 2026, one for every 21 pupils: fewer teachers per pupil than a typical secondary school, at about one for every 17.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Pallion (Tyne and Wear Metro Station), about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Rutherglen Road (ne-bound), 110 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Red House Academy 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, Red House Academy issued 581 suspensions, 130.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 5 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Red House Academy are Willow Wood Community Primary School (0.3 miles); English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, Sunderland (0.4 miles); Northern Saints Church of England Academy (0.5 miles); and Southwick Community Primary School (0.9 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.