Ashbrooke School
Ashbrooke School is an independent special school in for boys and girls aged 5 to 19. It has 126 pupils and every place is taken.
Ashbrooke Road, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, SR2 7JA01539 566081Ms Clare Read headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
14 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.
All GCSE measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2019 | 2018 | Sunderland | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of Year 11 | 14 | 29 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 1 | – | – |
| Average GCSE scoreAttainment 8 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 4.6 | 1.8 | 10.1 | – | 43.8 | 46.8 |
| Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | – | 42% | 46% |
| Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 7% | – | 62% | 66% |
| Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score | 0.07 | 0.18 | 0.47 | 0.16 | 0.82 | – | 3.84 | 4.15 |
| Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | – | 40% | 41% |
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Sunderland council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 126 | 126 | 114 | 109 | 93 | 70 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 1% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 99% | 98% | 98% | 97% | 100% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Aidan's Catholic Academy | Academy | 460 m | 1,057 | No overall grade 2025 | 84 | Compare |
| Argyle House School | Independent | 650 m | 197 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Southmoor Academy | Academy | 650 m | 1,398 | Good 2022 | 52 | Compare |
| Thornhill Academy | Academy | 670 m | 526 | Good 2024 | 20 | Compare |
| Consilium Evolve | Academy alternative provision converter | 710 m | 0 | Good 2020 | – | Compare |
| St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy | Academy | 820 m | 1,297 | Good 2023 | 62 | Compare |
| Valley Road Academy | Academy | 850 m | 344 | Good 2022 | 86 | Compare |
| Barbara Priestman Academy | Academy | 920 m | 189 | Good 2024 | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Ashbrooke School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Ashbrooke School yet.
How good are Ashbrooke School's GCSE results?
In summer 2025, 0% of pupils got a grade 5 or better in both English and maths. Across England it was 46%. Its Attainment 8 score, which is the average grade across a pupil's best eight subjects times ten, was 0.8, against 46.8 for England.
How many pupils does Ashbrooke School have?
126 pupils aged 5 to 19 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 126 places, so it is 100% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Ashbrooke Road, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, SR2 7JA
- Telephone
- 01539 566081
- Headteacher
- Ms Clare Read
- Type of school
- Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 5-19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- Ward
- St Michael's
- Constituency
- Sunderland Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 30 January 2017 (new provision)
- URN
- 143532 · LAESTAB 3946000 · UKPRN 10073484
Recent changes
- New KS4 results for 2024/25
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.