Education and Services for People with Autism
Education and Services for People with Autism is a special post 16 institution in Sunderland for boys and girls aged 16 to 25.
Ferryboat Lane, Sunderland, SR5 3RL0191 516 5080espa.org.ukMr Patrick Cahill acting principalAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
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.
Specialist SEND provision. A special school for pupils with autism.
To get a place in the unit or resourced provision, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school. Other schools in Sunderland with autism provision.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castletown Primary School | Council | 670 m | 347 | Good 2022 | 71 | Compare |
| Castle View Enterprise Academy | Academy | 830 m | 993 | Good 2023 | 29 | Compare |
| South Hylton Primary Academy | Academy | 960 m | 252 | Report card 2025 | 30 | Compare |
| North View Academy | Academy | 0.7 miles | 71 | Good 2023 | – | Compare |
| Hylton Castle Primary School | Council | 0.8 miles | 229 | Good 2022 | 19 | Compare |
| Trinity Academy New Bridge | Academy | 0.9 miles | 128 | No overall grade 2025 | – | Compare |
| St Anne's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School | Roman Catholic | 0.9 miles | 238 | Good 2022 | 85 | Compare |
| Pennywell Early Years Centre | Local authority nursery school | 1.0 miles | 147 | No overall grade 2025 | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Education and Services for People with Autism a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Education and Services for People with Autism yet.
How many pupils does Education and Services for People with Autism have?
The number of pupils is not published.
Does Education and Services for People with Autism have specialist SEND provision?
Yes. It is a special school for autism. To get a place there, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Ferryboat Lane, Sunderland, SR5 3RL
- Telephone
- 0191 516 5080
- Website
- www.espa.org.uk
- Acting Principal
- Mr Patrick Cahill
- Type of school
- Special post 16 institution (Special post 16 institution, other types)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 16-25
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- Ward
- Castle
- Constituency
- Washington and Gateshead South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 16 June 2006 (new provision)
- URN
- 131872 · LAESTAB 3947904 · UKPRN 10002345
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.
- 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.