SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Good
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Good
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Good
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Good
CQC hasn't inspected this home for more than 5 years. It re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating doesn't count against a home on this site, but it may not reflect the home today. ?
Education and Services for People with Autism Limited - 8-8a The Cedars is in the Good tier ?, with 63 other homes in Sunderland.
93% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Education and Services for People with Autism Limited - 8-8a The Cedars in brief
An independent residential care home in Sunderland, Education and Services for People with Autism Limited - 8-8a The Cedars is run by an organisation of the same name. It has 10 beds. Its CQC registration covers older people, younger adults and people with a learning disability or autism. That is smaller than most homes in Sunderland, where the typical home has 34 beds.
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from November 2025. 96% of homes in Sunderland also score 5. In Sunderland, 93% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). 14 of Education and Services for People with Autism Limited’s 14 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it.
CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in October 2018. Its rating before that, in June 2016, was the same. CQC hasn't re-rated the home for over 5 years, like 43% of homes in Sunderland. Here is how rating age varies by council.
