Southmoor Academy

Academy converterSecondaryAges 11–18MixedSixth form

Ryhope Road, Sunderland, SR2 7TF

Principal · Mrs Joanne Maw

From Get Information About Schools (DfE), updated 17 September 2026. Report a correction

Key facts

Pupils1,398Capacity 1,264

OfstedSchool remains GoodInspected 28 September 2022

TrustAspire North East Multi Academy Trust

Free school meals37%

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 28 September 2022.

Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.

Year 7 applications close 31 October 2026

For September 2027. Apply through Sunderland council, not the school. National offer day is 1 March 2027.

222 of the 237 families who put it first were offered a place.

Places offered238

Applications409

First choice237

First-choice offers222

Applications count every family who named the school as any preference. Figures change every year, so they are a guide, not a guarantee.

Source: Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers 2026 (on-time applications, national offer day).