Christ's College, Sunderland | The Schools Guide

Disadvantaged pupils (%)

Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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Christ's College

Pennywell Road, Sunderland SR4 8PG

https://www.christscollege.org.uk/

Christ's College is a Christian free school. It has about 760 boys and girls aged between 4 and 18. (See here for details of the secondary school.) In October 2023 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.

This school is a member of Emmanuel Schools Foundation. (Bede Academy is also a member.)

Particular strengths include Disadvantaged pupils, Progress, Environment and Admissions. Relative weaknesses include Attendance, Representation, Attainment and Finances.

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Other schools nearby

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
0.3		Academy 360
0.3		Broadway Junior School
0.4		St Anne's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School
0.4		St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland
0.7		Grindon Infant School
0.7		Highfield Academy
0.7		South Hylton Primary Academy
0.9		Thorney Close Primary School
1.1		Barnes Junior School
1.1		Barnes Infant Academy
1.2		Hasting Hill Academy
1.2		Diamond Hall Infant Academy

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Disadvantaged pupils: Above average. Progress in maths, reading and writing are all above average.

Progress: Above average. Progress in maths is about average, in reading it is about average and in writing it is above average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For actual grades, see Attainment.)

Environment: About average. Air pollution and traffic accidents are very low, while crime is very high.

Admissions: About average. The occupancy rate is roughly average.

Finances: Poor. This is because the school budget has been in deficit

Attainment: Poor. Maths attainment is below average, reading is poor and GPS (grammar, punctuation and spelling) is below average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Representation: Out of balance. The socio-economic mix is out of balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is slightly out of balance with the local community.

Attendance: Poor. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both very high.

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