Red House Academy

Red House Academy is an 11–16 mixed secondary school with academy status in Hylton Red House, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England. It was formerly a community school and adopted its present name after becoming an academy in 2009.

Type: School
Description: school in Sunderland, UK
Address: Rutherglen Road, Red House Estate, Sunderland, SR5 5LN

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hylton Castle and Northern Spire Bridge.

Hylton Castle

Castle

Photo: Craigy144, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hylton Castle is a stone castle in the North Hylton area of Sunderland, England. Originally built from wood by the Hilton family shortly after the Norman Conquest in 1066, it was later rebuilt in stone in the late 14th to early 15th century. Hylton Castle is situated 1 mile southwest of Red House Academy.

Northern Spire Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Sunderland Renaissance, CC BY 4.0.

The Northern Spire Bridge is a bridge over the River Wear in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England. The crossing opened to pedestrians on 28 August 2018, before opening to traffic the next day. Northern Spire Bridge is situated 1 mile south of Red House Academy.

Pallion

Railway station

Photo: Thryduulf, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Pallion is a Tyne and Wear Metro station, serving the suburb of Pallion, City of Sunderland in Tyne and Wear, England. It joined the network on 31 March 2002, following the opening of the Wearside extension – a project costing in the region of £100 million. Pallion is situated 1¼ miles south of Red House Academy.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hylton Red House and Hylton Castle.

Hylton Red House

Suburb

Hylton Red House, known locally just as Red House, is a suburb in the north east of Sunderland, England, situated between Downhill to the west and Marley Pots and Witherwack to the east.

Hylton Castle

Suburb

Hylton Castle is a suburb of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England. It is named after the nearby Hylton Castle.

Fulwell

Suburb

Photo: Peter McDermott, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Fulwell is an affluent area and former civil parish in the Sunderland district, in the county of Tyne and Wear, England. The parish was abolished in 1928 as a result of the Sunderland Corporation Act 1927, and the area incorporated into the former County Borough of Sunderland.