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22 open schools in Houghton le Spring, Sunderland · Ofsted ratings, catchment areas and admission criteria · see all Sunderland schools · grammar schools in Houghton le Spring

Houghton le Spring has 22 state schools: 18 primary, 2 secondary, part of Sunderland's wider catchment. 19 have a published Ofsted rating, and 15 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.

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Undersubscribed schools rated Good or Outstanding

These schools didn't fill on first preference in the latest admissions year, despite an Ofsted rating of Good or Outstanding — worth a look if you're chasing the same handful of famous names everyone else applies to.

New Penshaw Academy Good · ×0.72 1st prefs/place (2026/27) Shiney Row Primary School Good · ×0.81 1st prefs/place (2026/27) Bournmoor Primary School Good · ×0.86 1st prefs/place (2026/27) West Rainton Primary School Good · ×0.94 1st prefs/place (2026/27) Burnside Academy Inspires Good · ×0.95 1st prefs/place (2026/27) Gillas Lane Primary Academy Good · ×0.95 1st prefs/place (2026/27) Woodlea Primary School Good · ×0.96 1st prefs/place (2026/27)

How places are allocated in Sunderland

Primary schools: Explicit: council abolished the catchment system in 2003 in favour of a primary-to-secondary 'cluster' system plus pure distance; 'does not operate a catchment area system.' (source)

Most schools use the local authority's default scheme rather than a school-specific catchment map — see each school's page for its own designated/catchment area where one is published.

Houghton le Spring straddles a council boundary: the scheme above is Sunderland's, and County Durham also has schools here, applying under its own.

Barnwell Academy Houghton le Spring · Outstanding Bernard Gilpin Primary School Houghton le Spring · Outstanding Bournmoor Primary School Houghton le Spring · Good Burnside Academy Inspires Houghton le Spring · Good Dubmire Primary Houghton le Spring · Not judged Easington Lane Primary School Houghton le Spring · Good East Rainton Primary School Houghton le Spring · Good Eppleton Academy Primary School Houghton le Spring · Not judged Gillas Lane Primary Academy Houghton le Spring · Good Hetton Academy Houghton le Spring · Not judged Hetton Lyons Nursery School Houghton Le Spring · Good Hetton Lyons Primary School Houghton le Spring Hetton Primary School Houghton le Spring · Good Houghton Le Spring Nursery School Houghton le Spring · Outstanding Kepier Houghton le Spring · Good New Penshaw Academy Houghton le Spring · Good Newbottle Primary Academy Houghton le Spring Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School, Penshaw Houghton le Spring · Not judged Shiney Row Primary School Houghton le Spring · Good St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Houghton Houghton le Spring West Rainton Primary School Houghton le Spring · Good Woodlea Primary School Houghton le Spring · Good

Key dates

Entry yearEventDate
Sept 2028 Application deadline 31 October 2027
Sept 2028 Primary application deadline 15 January 2028
Sept 2028 Offer day 1 March 2028
Sept 2028 Primary offer day 17 April 2028
Sept 2027 Application deadline 31 October 2026
Sept 2027 Primary application deadline 15 January 2027
Sept 2027 Offer day 1 March 2027
Sept 2027 Primary offer day 16 April 2027
Sept 2026 Application deadline 31 October 2025 (passed)
Sept 2026 Primary application deadline 15 January 2026 (passed)
Sept 2026 Offer day 2 March 2026 (passed)
Sept 2026 Primary offer day 16 April 2026 (passed)

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