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The Link School

Swindon Road, Sunderland, SR3 4EE

OfstedGood

At a glance

Key published figures for this school.

OfstedGood
AttendanceNot published
Attainment–
AdmissionsNot published
Pupils164

Ofsted inspection

Latest outcome

Good

Monitoring visit confirmed the previous Good overall grade — see the full report for latest area judgements.

Inspection history

  • Latest ungradedSchool remains Good
  • Previous gradedGood

This page shows previous graded and latest ungraded outcomes when Ofsted publishes them in the national file. Full history stays on the Ofsted report.

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School figures

Coloured bars compare this school with the average for other schools in SR3. Where we have them, council (Sunderland) and England figures appear under FSM, SEN and attendance. FSM, SEN and EAL are context, not quality scores. For attendance, higher is usually better.

Pupils on roll
164
Free school meals
72%
32.7% above district average (39.3%)

Also: Sunderland 59.4% · England 49.2%

SEN
80.6%
46.7% above district average (33.9%)

Also: Sunderland 100% · England 99.9%

EAL
0%
4.4% below district average (4.4%)
Attendance
Not published

Also: Sunderland 85.4% · England 87.2%

Each metric uses its own colour so you can tell the rows apart. The lighter bar is the SR3 average; the darker bar is this school.

Attainment
–

Admissions

Demand signal
Not published from capacity data
Published capacity (GIAS)
Not published
Pupils on roll
164

Indicative signal from published roll versus GIAS capacity. Not applications versus offers, and not a guarantee of a place.

Published admission number (PAN) and applications versus offers are not in our national datasets yet. Use your council booklet.

Check your council admissions booklet via the Sunderland page.

SEN support

SEN %
80.6%

A higher SEN percentage can mean experience with support needs, or more demand on staff. Ask the SENCO what is available day to day.

Sources and freshness

  • School year for most DfE figures: 2024/25.
  • Pipeline last checked: Aug 2026.
  • Council and England attendance / FSM tables: 2024/25.
  • School figures from DfE / GIAS / Ofsted where published. District averages use other schools in this postcode district. Council and England figures use DfE local authority and national tables for the matching phase.
  • School photos are not shown yet. Schools will be able to add one later.
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