Red House Academy
Rutherglen Road, Sunderland, SR5 5LN
432 pupils · 72% of 600 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- NORTHERN EDUCATION TRUST
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- Free school meals
- 59.5%
Ofsted
Good (2020) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 14 January 2020, published 2 February 2020. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 44.8 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 51.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 65.4% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 41% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.97 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 62 | 60 | 90 | 60 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 91 | 90 | 123 | 90 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 62 | 56 | 102 | 58 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 95 | 66 | 113 | 76 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 104 | 82 | 125 | 89 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 61 | 61 | 102 | 61 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 55 | 52 | 135 | 55 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 67 | 54 | 150 | 67 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Castle View Enterprise Academy 2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Monkwearmouth Academy 2.4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Boldon School 2.9 km · No overall grade (2025)
- St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy 3.7 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Thornhill Academy 4 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Whitburn Church of England Academy 4.5 km · Good (2019) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.