Southmoor Academy
Mixed secondary academy for ages 11 to 18 on Ryhope Road, with a sixth form, run by Aspire North East Multi Academy Trust.
About Southmoor Academy
Southmoor Academy is a mixed secondary school on Ryhope Road, south of the city centre. It takes pupils from 11 to 18, has a sixth form and, with around 1,400 pupils, is one of the larger secondary schools in Sunderland, according to the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register.
The school was formerly Southmoor Community School, a mathematics and computing college, and converted to academy status in 2012. It is now part of Aspire North East Multi Academy Trust. The school's website has its admissions information, sixth form details and contact information, and Year 7 places are applied for through Sunderland City Council's coordinated admissions process.
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