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Thornhill Park School

Special · ages 4-19MixedIndependent69 pupilsSunderland
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
Places11 spare69 pupils, 80 places
Pupils on roll69Census January 2024

Thornhill Park School is an independent special school in Sunderland for boys and girls aged 4 to 19. It has 69 pupils and room for 80.

Portland Road, Plains Farm, Sunderland, SR3 1SS0191 565 3965ne-as.org.ukMrs Helen Mitchell head teacherAll details

Ofsted

Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.

Results

GCSE results, summer 2025

3 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.

The government hasn't published this school's headline results. Fewer than eleven pupils sat the exams, so the figures could identify individual children.

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.

Pupils on roll69Census January 2024
Places8086% full
Pupils from low-income families–Get free school meals
Pupils getting extra support0%0 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan100%69 pupils with a plan
Boys and girls54 / 15
How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll697362454847
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals––––0%0%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language––––0%0%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support–0%0%0%0%0%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans–100%100%100%100%100%

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m25512 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate102 per 1,000 people12% higher than the England average
Typical house price£154,972Sunderland
Nearest bus stop160 mDurham Road-Plains Road, 15 stops within 500 m

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.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Plains Farm AcademyAcademy200 m164Not inspected25Compare
City of Sunderland CollegeFurther education410 m–Not inspected–Compare
Sunningdale SchoolCouncil770 m153Outstanding 2023–Compare
The Link SchoolPupil referral unit790 m164Good 2023–Compare
Barnes Junior SchoolCouncil870 m341Good 20239Compare
Barnes Infant AcademyAcademy910 m311Report card 202610Compare
Richard Avenue Primary SchoolCouncil920 m445Good 202343Compare
Sandhill View AcademyAcademy0.7 miles743Report card 202535Compare
All schools in SunderlandBest primary schools in England

Questions parents ask

Is Thornhill Park School a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Thornhill Park School yet.

How many pupils does Thornhill Park School have?

69 pupils aged 4 to 19 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 80 places, so it is 86% full.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Portland Road, Plains Farm, Sunderland, SR3 1SS
Telephone
0191 565 3965
Website
www.ne-as.org.uk
Head Teacher
Mrs Helen Mitchell
Type of school
Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
Phase
Special school, ages 4-19
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Local authority
Sunderland
Ward
Barnes
Constituency
Sunderland Central
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
12 February 1981
URN
108877 · LAESTAB 3946015 · UKPRN 10016033
Official recordGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Recent changes

  • New KS4 results for 2024/25

Where these figures come from