St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy

What the figures show

• The last child offered a Year 7 2026 place lived 0.907 miles away, shortest of 16 Sunderland secondary schools with a published last distance; the middle figure was 3.48 miles.
• Year 7 2026 drew 252 first-choice applications for 208 offers; 198 went to first-choice families, and 54 first-choice families (21%) were not offered a place.
• In 2024/25, 48% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), 4th lowest of this school and its 8 nearest Sunderland secondary schools.
• At A level in 2024/25 the average grade was C+ (England B-), and progress from GCSE to A level was below average.

Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Sunderland schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.

Key facts

Address

Thornhill Terrace, Sunderland, SR2 7JN

Type

Academy converter

Phase

Secondary

Ages

11–18

Admissions policy

Non-selective

Religious character

Roman Catholic

Council

Sunderland

Pupils on roll

1,297 January 2026 school census

Free school meals

20.2% of pupils eligible

Pupils per teacher

15.6

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

Good Inspected 24 January 2023

Strengths

• “Leaders have ensured that the Mercy ethos of this Catholic school is an important aspect of this caring and welcoming school.”
• “The uniqueness of every pupil is celebrated and nurtured.”
• “This is a calm and harmonious school where pupils receive a good quality of education and are increasingly well-prepared for their next steps.”

To improve

• “In a few subjects, subject leaders have not given as thorough consideration to precisely what pupils need to learn in order to develop their knowledge and understanding.”
• “Where this is the case, pupils’ knowledge is more fragile.”
• “A few older pupils, however, are not confident readers.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 March 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Exam results

Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

• 2026 Year 7 entry: 252 first-preference applications, 208 offers in total, 198 offers to first-preference applicants.

Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.

Nearby secondary schools

Straight-line distance, in Sunderland.

• Thornhill Academy 0.2 mi Good Last distance published
• St Aidan's Catholic Academy 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
• Southmoor Academy 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
• Sandhill View Academy 1.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
• Venerable Bede Church of England Academy 1.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
• Red House Academy 2.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
• Farringdon Community Academy 2.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
• Monkwearmouth Academy 2.5 mi Good Last distance published

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