Admissions

Sandhill View is a popular Academy with pupils admitted each year from across the entire City of Sunderland. We invite and advise parents of children with disabilities to make a preliminary visit to help them to decide if we can make suitable provision for their child. Individual risk assessments and management strategies are provided for school trips and visits. You do not have to be from one of our feeder schools to attend Sandhill View Academy.

Please contact the school office to arrange an appointment. Tel: 0191 594 9992

Open Evenings

You are welcome to visit us for a tour with Mrs Dodd, Headteacher or a member of our Senior Leadership Team.

Please contact our school office to arrange an appointment. Alternatively, please find information about our official open evenings below.

Pupil Admission Numbers (PAN)

The Admission Process

Applications for a place should be made through Sunderland City Council using the link at the bottom of this page.

Admissions open during the school preference period. The preference period for 2026 secondary admissions is Monday 1 September to Friday 31 October 2025.

Parents are required to apply online through the Local Authority’s website or by a paper application form. If your application is received after 31 October 2025, it will reduce your chance of being offered your preferred school.

National Offer Day for next year’s school places is 2nd March 2026. Parents/carers will also receive their email notification on 2nd March 2026 if they apply online, rather than waiting for a letter being posted second class on 2nd March 2026.

More information can be found on this page.

Admissions Timeline 2025/26

The Appeals Process

If you wish your appeal to be considered by the School Admission Appeal Panel, you should complete the appeals form found in ‘Admission Documents’ below and return it to Alison Johnson, Sandhill View Academy, Grindon Lane, Sunderland, SR3 4EN within 14 days of receipt of the appeal forms, from whom further advice can be obtained on the arrangements for the hearings. If no reply is received within 14 days, it will be assumed that you do not wish to pursue the matter.

• You will be given at least 10 working days notice of the hearing, which will be held at a local venue. Please note that you may waive this notice by stating clearly on the form that you wish to do so.
• At least 7 working days prior to the hearing, the Clerk to the School Admission Appeal Panel will send to you (the Appellant) by post, a written statement summarising the application of the Authority’s School Admission policy to the case in question and the reasons for the decisions taken. Please ensure that any change of address by you is notified to the Clerk to the School Admission Appeal Panel to enable relevant correspondence to be sent to you.

You may also select from the helpful options below for more information on our admissions policies.

Sandhill View Academy Admissions Policy 2023

Sandhill View Academy Admissions Policy 2024

Sandhill View Academy Admissions Policy 2025

Sandhill View Academy Admissions Policy 2026

School Appeals Request Form

School Transfer Application Form

Admissions to Secondary Schools 2024-2025 Letter for Parents

Admissions to Secondary Schools 2024-2025 Booklet – Information for Parents

Admissions to Secondary Schools September 2025 Online Admission Process

Sunderland City Council – Choosing a school – school admissions

School admissions – GOV.UK

Sixth Form Admissions

To apply to our associated Sixth Form at Southmoor Academy, please follow their online application process found here.