Red House Academy
Academy sponsor led secondary school in Sunderland (Sunderland).
Attainment 8
49.8
▲ 3.6 England 2025/26 provisional: 46.2
2025/26 provisional
English & maths 5+
62.1%
▲ 16pp England 2025/26 provisional: 46.3%
2025/26 provisional
Attendance rate
89.7%
▼ 2pp England 2024/25: 91.6%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
21.0
▲ 4.3 England 2025/26: 16.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
59.5%
▲ 32pp England 2025/26: 27.3%
school census 15/01/2026
Teacher turnover
18.5%
▲ 4pp England 2024/25: 14.2% (secondary schools)
2024/25
Capacity
72%
432 / 600 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Ofsted
Good
last graded, 2020
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Red House Academy is a secondary school located in Sunderland. The school caters for boys and girls aged 11 to 16 and currently has 445 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 600. It is part of the NORTHERN EDUCATION TRUST. The school is led by Mr Lee Tumelty.
Enrichment
13 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- NORTHERN Model
- Our Academy Academy Day
- Alumni
- Social Media
- Train to Teach
- Recruitment
- Bromcom
- School Hire
- Sparx Maths
- Net Geography
- Net History
- English Podcasts
- In this section Academy Day
Key facts
- URN
- 135878
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- Constituency
- Washington and Gateshead South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2009
Governing body (10 current, 4 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Colin Ferguson | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2019 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Dean Buckley | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2026 |
| Dr Kendra Brownless | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2026 |
| Mr Michael Fairless | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2026 |
| Ms Danielle Russell | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2028 |
| Ms Emma Milne | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Andrew Barton | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · until 2030 |
| Mr Grahame Tobin | Local Governor | Persons who are appointed by the foundation body or sponsor (if applicable) | since 2020 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Alison Margaret Moss | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2020 · until 2028 |
| Jane Wilson | Local Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2011 |
| Mr Lee Tumelty Former | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Adam Palmer Former | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Ms Julie Ridley Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · term ended 2025 |
| Ms Gemma Knox Former | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record