St Aidan's Catholic Academy is a secondary school located in Sunderland. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 10/01/2018. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.1%, which is 2.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Willow Bank Road, Sunderland, SR2 7HJ
Website: http://www.staidanscatholicacademy.co.uk/
Telephone: 01915200333
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Sunderland
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Glenn Sanderson
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 139538

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 10/01/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Boys
School Capacity: 1099
Number of Pupils: 845
Number of Boys: 845
Number of Girls: 0

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 15.2% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: 0.01 Confidence interval -0.2 to 0.22
Of the 148 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 146 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:57%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:94%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:60%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:50.4
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.53
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4St Mary's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School
Meadowside, SR2 7QN
619 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Hill View Junior Academy
Queen Alexandra Road, SR2 9HE
942 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Richard Avenue Primary School
Hurstwood Road, SR4 7LQ
955 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Hill View Infant Academy
Helvellyn Road, SR2 9JJ
1,132 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Valley Road Academy
Corporation Road, Hendon SR2 8PL
1,384 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4St Aidan's Catholic Academy
Willow Bank Road, Ashbrooke SR2 7HJ
0 yd Academy converter No Boys More About School
1out of 4Thornhill Academy
Thornholme Road, SR2 7NA
586 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Southmoor Academy
Ryhope Road, SR2 7TF
902 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
4out of 4St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy
Thornhill Terrace, SR2 7JN
931 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
3out of 4Venerable Bede Church of England Academy
Tunstall Bank, SR2 0SX
2,243 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedCity of Sunderland College
Bede Centre, Durham Road SR3 4AH
1,418 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedAshbrooke School
Ashbrooke Road, Sunderland SR2 7JA
503 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedConsilium Evolve
Thornhill Academy, Thornholme Road SR2 7NA
580 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Barbara Priestman Academy
Meadowside, SR2 7QN
619 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedArgyle House School
19-20 Thornhill Park, SR2 7LA
692 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedHopespring Sunderland
10 Sea View Road West, Sunderland SR2 9HA
1,036 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.