Barbara Priestman Academy
Academy special converter school in Sunderland (Sunderland).
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Nearby schools
nearest first48 schools within 2 miles. The nearest is St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland, 0.0 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, SunderlandAcademy converter | 0.0 mi | Primary | 472 | Ungraded inspection, Dec 2024Last graded Good (Sep 2013, previous school) |
| Richard Avenue Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.2 mi | Primary | 445 | Ungraded inspection, Sep 2023Last graded Good (Oct 2014) |
| Consilium EvolveAcademy alternative provision converter | 0.2 mi | Alternative provision | - | Good, 2020Ungraded inspection Sep 2023, no grade given |
| Thornhill AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 0.2 mi | Secondary | 526 | Good, 2024 |
| Argyle House SchoolOther independent | 0.3 mi | Independent | 197 | - |
| St Aidan's Catholic AcademyAcademy converter | 0.4 mi | Secondary | 1,057 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements; sixth form provision Good |
| St Anthony's Girls' Catholic AcademyAcademy converter | 0.4 mi | Secondary | 1,297 | Good, 2023 |
| 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) |
| City of Sunderland CollegeFurther education | 0.5 mi | 16 plus | - | - |
| Ashbrooke SchoolOther independent special | 0.6 mi | Special | 126 | - |
| Plains Farm AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 0.6 mi | Primary | 164 | Ungraded inspection, Dec 2024Last graded Good (Mar 2015) |
| University of SunderlandHigher education institutions | 0.7 mi | Higher education institutions | - | - |
| Thornhill Park SchoolOther independent special | 0.7 mi | Special | 69 | - |
| Hill View Junior AcademyAcademy converter | 0.8 mi | Primary | 451 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2025Last graded Good (Dec 2012, previous school) |
| Southmoor AcademyAcademy converter | 0.9 mi | Secondary | 1,398 | Ungraded inspection, Sep 2022Last graded Good (Nov 2017) |
| Hill View Infant AcademyAcademy converter | 0.9 mi | Primary | 439 | Good, 2022 |
| Hopespring SunderlandOther independent | 1.0 mi | Independent | 24 | - |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, SunderlandAcademy converter | 1.0 mi | Primary | 247 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2025Last graded Good (Mar 2016, previous school) |
| Diamond Hall Infant AcademyAcademy converter | 1.0 mi | Primary | 314 | No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| Diamond Hall Junior AcademyAcademy converter | 1.0 mi | Primary | 320 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2022Last graded Good (Nov 2014, previous school) |
| Endeavour SROther independent special | 1.0 mi | Special | - | - |
| Hudson Road Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.0 mi | Primary | 345 | Good, 2023 |
| Valley Road AcademyAcademy converter | 1.1 mi | Primary | 344 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2022Last graded Good (May 2013, previous school) |
| The Link SchoolPupil referral unit | 1.2 mi | Alternative provision | 164 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2023Last graded Good (Jun 2018) |
| Grangetown Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.3 mi | Primary | 302 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2022Last graded Good (Jun 2017) |
| Broadway Junior SchoolCommunity | 1.3 mi | Primary | 227 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2023Last graded Good (Dec 2014) |
| Sandhill View AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.4 mi | Secondary | 743 | Report card, 2025Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 3, Needs attention in 1 |
| Highfield AcademyAcademy converter | 1.4 mi | Primary | 443 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2022Last graded Good (Apr 2013, previous school) |
| Venerable Bede Church of England AcademyAcademy converter | 1.4 mi | Secondary | 738 | No overall grade, 2025Requires improvement in 3 key judgements, Inadequate in 1 |
| Thorney Close Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.4 mi | Primary | 289 | Good, 2023 |
| St Leonard's Catholic Primary School, SilksworthAcademy converter | 1.4 mi | Primary | 207 | Good, 2022 |
| Beacon of Light SchoolFree schools alternative provision | 1.4 mi | Alternative provision | - | Good, 2023 |
| St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, SunderlandAcademy converter | 1.5 mi | Primary | 240 | No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in 1 key judgement, Good in 3; early years provision Good |
| New Silksworth Academy InfantAcademy sponsor led | 1.5 mi | Primary | 215 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2024Last graded Good (Jun 2019) |
| New Silksworth Academy JuniorAcademy sponsor led | 1.5 mi | Primary | 200 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2024Last graded Good (Jun 2019) |
| Christ's CollegeFree schools | 1.6 mi | All-through | 796 | Good, 2023 |
| Dame Dorothy Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.7 mi | Primary | 181 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2022No earlier grade held in our data. This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| Farringdon AcademyAcademy converter | 1.7 mi | Primary | 384 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 6 areas, Needs attention in 1 |
| Grange Park Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.7 mi | Primary | 208 | Good, 2023 |
| North View AcademyAcademy special converter | 1.8 mi | Special | 71 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2023Last graded Good (Apr 2018) |
| Pennywell Early Years CentreLocal authority nursery | 1.9 mi | Nursery | 147 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in all four key judgements |
| St Anne's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 1.9 mi | Primary | 238 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2022Last graded Good (Mar 2013) |
| 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 |
| Academy 360Academy sponsor led | 1.9 mi | All-through | 854 | Good, 2022 |
| Southwick Community Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.9 mi | Primary | 345 | Good, 2022 |
| Hasting Hill AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 1.9 mi | Primary | 238 | Good, 2023 |
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 40% least deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 7 of 10).
Overall deprivation7
Income9
Employment6
Education and skills9
Health5
Crime5
Barriers to housing and services10
Living environment3
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
- 25
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