Thornhill Park School
Other independent special school in Sunderland (Sunderland).
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Nearby schools
nearest first53 schools within 2 miles. The nearest is Plains Farm Academy, 0.1 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plains Farm AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 0.1 mi | Primary | 164 | Ungraded inspection, Dec 2024Last graded Good (Mar 2015) |
| City of Sunderland CollegeFurther education | 0.2 mi | 16 plus | - | - |
| Barnes Infant AcademyAcademy converter | 0.5 mi | Primary | 311 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in all seven areas |
| Barnes Junior SchoolCommunity | 0.5 mi | Primary | 341 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2023Last graded Good (May 2014) |
| Richard Avenue Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.6 mi | Primary | 445 | Ungraded inspection, Sep 2023Last graded Good (Oct 2014) |
| The Link SchoolPupil referral unit | 0.6 mi | Alternative provision | 164 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2023Last graded Good (Jun 2018) |
| Barbara Priestman AcademyAcademy special converter | 0.7 mi | Special | 189 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2024Last graded Good (Jan 2015) |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, SunderlandAcademy converter | 0.7 mi | Primary | 472 | Ungraded inspection, Dec 2024Last graded Good (Sep 2013, previous school) |
| Thorney Close Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.7 mi | Primary | 289 | Good, 2023 |
| Sandhill View AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 0.7 mi | Secondary | 743 | Report card, 2025Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 3, Needs attention in 1 |
| Broadway Junior SchoolCommunity | 0.9 mi | Primary | 227 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2023Last graded Good (Dec 2014) |
| Consilium EvolveAcademy alternative provision converter | 0.9 mi | Alternative provision | - | Good, 2020Ungraded inspection Sep 2023, no grade given |
| Thornhill AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 0.9 mi | Secondary | 526 | Good, 2024 |
| St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, SunderlandAcademy converter | 0.9 mi | Primary | 240 | No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in 1 key judgement, Good in 3; early years provision Good |
| St Aidan's Catholic AcademyAcademy converter | 1.0 mi | Secondary | 1,057 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements; sixth form provision Good |
| Farringdon AcademyAcademy converter | 1.0 mi | Primary | 384 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 6 areas, Needs attention in 1 |
| Argyle House SchoolOther independent | 1.0 mi | Independent | 197 | - |
| St Anthony's Girls' Catholic AcademyAcademy converter | 1.1 mi | Secondary | 1,297 | Good, 2023 |
| St Leonard's Catholic Primary School, SilksworthAcademy converter | 1.1 mi | Primary | 207 | Good, 2022 |
| New Silksworth Academy InfantAcademy sponsor led | 1.1 mi | Primary | 215 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2024Last graded Good (Jun 2019) |
| New Silksworth Academy JuniorAcademy sponsor led | 1.1 mi | Primary | 200 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2024Last graded Good (Jun 2019) |
| Christ's CollegeFree schools | 1.2 mi | All-through | 796 | Good, 2023 |
| Hill View Infant AcademyAcademy converter | 1.2 mi | Primary | 439 | Good, 2022 |
| Ashbrooke SchoolOther independent special | 1.2 mi | Special | 126 | - |
| Hasting Hill AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.2 mi | Primary | 238 | Good, 2023 |
| Hill View Junior AcademyAcademy converter | 1.2 mi | Primary | 451 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2025Last graded Good (Dec 2012, previous school) |
| Diamond Hall Infant AcademyAcademy converter | 1.3 mi | Primary | 314 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| Diamond Hall Junior AcademyAcademy converter | 1.3 mi | Primary | 320 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2022Last graded Good (Nov 2014, previous school) |
| Venerable Bede Church of England AcademyAcademy converter | 1.3 mi | Secondary | 738 | No overall grade, 2025Requires improvement in 3 key judgements, Inadequate in 1 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, SunderlandAcademy converter | 1.3 mi | Primary | 247 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2025Last graded Good (Mar 2016, previous school) |
| Highfield AcademyAcademy converter | 1.3 mi | Primary | 443 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2022Last graded Good (Apr 2013, previous school) |
| Hopespring SunderlandOther independent | 1.3 mi | Independent | 24 | - |
| University of SunderlandHigher education institutions | 1.3 mi | Higher education institutions | - | - |
| Southmoor AcademyAcademy converter | 1.4 mi | Secondary | 1,398 | Ungraded inspection, Sep 2022Last graded Good (Nov 2017) |
| Grindon Infant SchoolCommunity | 1.4 mi | Primary | 163 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 6 areas, Needs attention in 1 |
| Farringdon Community AcademyAcademy converter | 1.4 mi | Secondary | 712 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 4 |
| Academy 360Academy sponsor led | 1.5 mi | All-through | 854 | Good, 2022 |
| Pennywell Early Years CentreLocal authority nursery | 1.5 mi | Nursery | 147 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements |
| Sunningdale SchoolCommunity special | 1.5 mi | Special | 153 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2023Last graded Outstanding (Apr 2013) |
| St Anne's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 1.5 mi | Primary | 238 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2022Last graded Good (Mar 2013) |
| Mill Hill Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery | 1.6 mi | Nursery | 169 | Outstanding, 2024 |
| Mill Hill Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.6 mi | Primary | 434 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2024Last graded Good (Nov 2014) |
| North View AcademyAcademy special converter | 1.6 mi | Special | 71 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2023Last graded Good (Apr 2018) |
| East Herrington Primary AcademyAcademy converter | 1.6 mi | Primary | 476 | Good, 2022 |
| Valley Road AcademyAcademy converter | 1.7 mi | Primary | 344 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2022Last graded Good (May 2013, previous school) |
| Endeavour SROther independent special | 1.7 mi | Special | - | - |
| Hudson Road Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.8 mi | Primary | 345 | Good, 2023 |
| Benedict Biscop Church of England AcademyAcademy converter | 1.8 mi | Primary | 333 | No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
| Grangetown Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.8 mi | Primary | 302 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2022Last graded Good (Jun 2017) |
| Portland AcademyAcademy special converter | 1.9 mi | Special | 207 | Good, 2019Ungraded inspection Feb 2025, no grade given |
| South Hylton Primary AcademyAcademy converter | 1.9 mi | Primary | 252 | Report card, 2025Expected standard in all seven areas |
| Ryhope Infant School AcademyAcademy converter | 1.9 mi | Primary | 172 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2022Last graded Good (Nov 2010, previous school) |
| Ryhope Junior SchoolCommunity | 1.9 mi | Primary | 158 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 4 areas, Expected standard in 2 |
Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.
The neighbourhood
iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) for the small area around the school (LSOA).This school's neighbourhood is among the 30% most deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 3 of 10).
Overall deprivation3
Income2
Employment2
Education and skills2
Health2
Crime4
Barriers to housing and services9
Living environment7
most deprivedleast deprived
Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.
- Children in income-deprived families
- 130
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