School Data

The Link School

Local authority maintained school in Sunderland SR3 4EE

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  • School Reference Number: 135640
  • Address: Swindon Road, Sunderland SR3 4EE
  • Headteacher: Mrs Donna Walker
  • Telephone: 0191 561 5777
  • Website: linkschool.org.uk
  • Type: Local authority maintained schools
  • Sub-Type: Pupil referral unit
  • Phase: Not applicable
  • Pupil Capacity: 0
  • Local Education Authority: Sunderland
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 7 to 14
  • Admissions Policy: Not applicable
  • Active From: September 2008* (New Provision)

* Active From and To dates don't necessarily mean that a school opened or closed on those dates. Schools are allocated a new Reference Number when they change status in any way, for example when a local authority school converts to an academy or when schools are combined or merged.

Further Information

Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 12/06/2018

Rating published on 17/07/2018

Overall effectiveness: Good

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Good

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
15 November 2023 19 December 2023 School inspection
12 June 2018 17 July 2018 Full inspection Good
21 February 2018 4 April 2018 Short inspection
11 September 2012 3 October 2012 Full inspection Good
1 March 2010 23 March 2010 Full inspection Satisfactory

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Information on this page is sumarised from two sources: EduBase, which is the government database of schools in England and Wales, and Ofsted, which is responsible for inspecting schools and educational establishments in England. You can view the full, unedited data from these providers below. Ofsted data will only be available for currently active registrations and recently closed registrations.

Unique Reference Number135640
Local Authority Code394
Local Authority NameSunderland
Establishment Number1102
School / College NameThe Link School
Establishment Type Code14
Establishment typePupil referral unit
Establishment Type Group Code4
Establishment Type GroupLocal authority maintained schools
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code06
Reason establishment openedNew Provision
Open date01-09-2008
Reason Establishment Closed Code00
Reason establishment closedNot applicable
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 0
Phase of educationNot applicable
Age range Low7
Age range High14
Boarders Code0
BoardersNot applicable
Nursery provisionNot applicable
Official Sixth Form Code0
Official sixth formNot applicable
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code00
Religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Diocese Code0000
DioceseNot applicable
Admissions Policy Code0
Admissons policyNot applicable
School capacity
Special Classes Code0
Special classesNot applicable
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils125
Number of Boys98
Number of Girls27
Percentage Free School Meals73.60
Trust School Flag Code0
Trust School Flag Not applicable
Trusts Code
Academy trust or Trust
School Sponsor FlagNot applicable
Academy sponsor
Federation FlagNot applicable
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10025572
FEHE Identifier
Further education typeNot applicable
Last Changed Date06-01-2025
StreetSwindon Road
Locality
Address3
TownSunderland
County (name)Tyne and Wear
PostcodeSR3 4EE
Websitewww.linkschool.org.uk
Telephone01915615777
Headteacher/Principal titleMrs
Headteacher/Principal first nameDonna
Headteacher/Principal last nameWalker
Headteacher/Principal Job TitleHeadteacher
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionDoes not provide places for Teen Mothers
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provisionDoes not have child care facilities
SEN facilitiesPRU Does have Provision for SEN
Pupils with EBDPRU Does have EBD provision
Number of places42
Full time provisionPRU offers full time provision
Pupils educated by other providersPRU does offer tuition by another provider
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provision
Resourced provision number on roll
Resourced provision capacity
SEN unit number on roll
SEN unit capacity
Government Office Region CodeA
Government Office RegionNorth East
District CodeE08000024
DistrictSunderland
Ward CodeE05001169
WardSandhill
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001295
Parliamentary ConstituencyHoughton and Sunderland South
Urban/Rural CodeA1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
GSS LA CodeE08000024
Easting437045
Northing555142
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)Sunderland 023
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)Sunderland 023C
Inspectorate Name
Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Boarding Establishment
Proprietor's Name
Previous Local Authority Code999
Previous local authority
Previous establishment number
CountryUnited Kingdom
UPRN45139661
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02001813
LSOA CodeE01008825
Free School Meals92
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN135640
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/135640
LAESTAB3941102
School nameThe Link School
Ofsted phasePRU
Type of educationPupil Referral Unit
School open date01/09/2008
Admissions policyNot applicable
Sixth formNot applicable
Designated religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Faith groupingNon-faith
Ofsted regionNorth East, Yorkshire and the Humber
RegionNorth East
Local authoritySunderland
Parliamentary constituencyHoughton and Sunderland South
Multi-academy trust UIDN/A
Multi-academy trust nameN/A
Academy sponsor UIDN/A
Academy sponsor nameN/A
PostcodeSR3 4EE
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile5
Total number of pupils125
Statutory lowest age7
Statutory highest age14
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspection10290155
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of the ungraded inspection135640
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspection3941102
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionThe Link School
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionPupil Referral Unit
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspection1
Date of latest ungraded inspection16/11/2023
Ungraded inspection publication date18/12/2023
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?No
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeSchool remains Good
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspectionN/A
Inspection number of latest graded inspection10049076
Inspection typeS5 Inspection
Inspection type groupingS5 Inspection
Event type groupingSchools - S5
Inspection start date12/06/2018
Publication date17/07/2018
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of latest graded inspection135640
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection3941102
School name at time of latest graded inspectionThe Link School
School type at time of latest graded inspectionPupil Referral Unit
Current school type used for chart C6Maintained school
Overall effectivenessGood
Category of concernN/A
Quality of educationN/A
Behaviour and attitudesN/A
Personal developmentN/A
Effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Safeguarding is effective?Yes
Early years provisionN/A
Sixth form provisionN/A
Previous inspection numberITS402726
Previous inspection start date11/09/2012
Previous publication date20/10/2012
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of previous graded inspection135640
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection3941102
School name at time of previous graded inspectionThe Link School
School type at time of previous graded inspectionPupil Referral Unit
Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness2
Previous category of concernN/A
Previous quality of educationN/A
Previous behaviour and attitudesN/A
Previous personal developmentN/A
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Previous safeguarding is effective?N/A
Previous early years provisionN/A
Previous sixth form provisionN/A

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