School profile
Thornhill Park School
Portland Road, Plains Farm, Sunderland, SR3 1SS
Overview
Thornhill Park School is an independent school (other independent special school) in Sunderland, North East, for pupils aged 4–19. This summary is generated only from official structured fields.
School details
- Official establishment type
- Other independent special school
- Establishment group
- Special schools
- Age range
- Ages 4–19
- Gender of entry
- Mixed
- Boarding
- No boarders
- School capacity
- 80
- Pupils on roll
- 69
- URN
- 108877
Admissions
- Local authority
- Sunderland
Fees, scholarships and bursaries are not part of the official dataset. They will appear here once the school adds them.
Official inspection data
Ofsted inspections
Inspection information published by Ofsted, shown in Ofsted's own words.
Ofsted report card
Inspected 12 May 2026 · Published 18 June 2026
Renewed education inspection framework (non-association independent schools)
- Safeguarding standards
- Met
- Inclusion
- Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Early years (where applicable)
- Not applicable
- Post-16 provision (where applicable)
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
Independent school standards
A regulatory check against the standards independent schools must meet. It is separate from Ofsted's inspection judgements and is not a rating.
Overall compliance
Did not meet all standards
Complies with its registration agreement.
Previous inspection information
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 20 June 2023 · Published 30 July 2023
Overall effectiveness: Good
Safeguarding was effective: Yes
Ofsted changed how it inspects and reports on schools in November 2025. Judgements from the previous and current frameworks use different systems and should not be directly compared.
School Nest shows the inspection information Ofsted currently publishes for this school. It is not a complete record of every inspection the school has ever had.
Source: Ofsted · Inspections and outcomes. Official Ofsted page for this school
Location
- Address
- Portland Road, Plains Farm, Sunderland, SR3 1SS
- Local authority
- Sunderland
Inspection
School Nest does not publish inspection ratings. Where the official dataset provides a report link, it is shown here so you can read the source.
- Inspectorate
- Ofsted
Ask School Nest AI
Ask a question about Thornhill Park School
Answers use only this school's official Department for Education record and the information the school has published on School Nest. If we don't hold the answer, School Nest AI will say so rather than guess.
AI can make mistakes and doesn't decide admissions — check important details with the school. Questions are sent to our AI provider and aren't stored by School Nest. See our Privacy Notice.
Contact this school
Parent Enquiries let families send a message straight to the school.