St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Girls · Sunderland
Thornhill Terrace, Sunderland, SR2 7JN
77
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 24/01/2023
Application demand
91%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
93.2%
21.6% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,297
Capacity used
Nearly full93%
1,400 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
91%
1st preference success rate
198 of 217 families who put it first got an offer
205
Places offered
316
Total applications
1.5
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 217 | 198 | ● 91% |
| 2nd preference | 73 | 6 | ● 8% |
| 3rd preference | 26 | 1 | ● 4% |
| Total | 316 | 205 | 65% |
1st preference success by year
Sunderland lets families list 3 preferences. 29 applications came from outside the council area (11 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Marie Lanaghan
- Address
- Thornhill Terrace, Sunderland, SR2 7JN
- Phone
- 01915658904
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- Ward / constituency
- Barnes & Thornhill · Sunderland Central
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 138054
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 22% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 15% | — | — |
| SEN support | 9% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: BISHOP CHADWICK CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST
1,297 pupils · 1,400 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
24 January 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,126 pupils
Attendance
93.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
21.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.4%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.4%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 54.2 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.09 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 64% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 84% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.87 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 31.66 | — | — |
Average grade: C (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 50.7 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 47.8% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 71.4% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 69.5% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.58 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 203 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 31.79 | 35 |
| Average grade | C+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 11.1% | 17% |
| A-level students | 94 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 201 | 16% | 52% | 73% | |
| English Language | 201 | 21% | 63% | 80% | |
| English Literature | 197 | 24% | 70% | 88% | |
| Religious Studies | 196 | 46% | 73% | 83% | |
| Combined Science | 171 | 13% | 43% | 63% | |
| History | 106 | 32% | 62% | 78% | |
| Spanish | 100 | 10% | 38% | 57% | |
| Geography | 82 | 26% | 44% | 56% | |
| Art and Design | 60 | 10% | 58% | 90% | |
| French | 45 | 42% | 87% | 93% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 34 | 26% | 50% | 68% | |
| Design & Technology | 31 | 19% | 61% | 71% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sociology | 27 | 0% | 7% | 52% | |
| Biology | 25 | 4% | 12% | 48% | |
| Psychology | 24 | 4% | 13% | 58% | |
| Mathematics | 21 | 5% | 24% | 33% | |
| Chemistry | 19 | 0% | 5% | 21% | |
| Religious Studies | 19 | 0% | 5% | 21% | |
| English Language | 16 | 0% | 0% | 25% | |
| English Literature | 15 | 7% | 7% | 47% | |
| Spanish | 9 | 11% | 33% | 44% | |
| Business Studies | 9 | 0% | 0% | 11% | |
| History | 8 | 0% | 13% | 50% | |
| Textiles | 7 | 0% | 0% | 57% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 10604: St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 71% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 5% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 72% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Sunderland council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.