St Aidan's Catholic Academy

Academy converter · Secondary school · Sunderland, Sunderland
SR2 7HJ
Composite score
64.0

About St Aidan's Catholic Academy

St Aidan's Catholic Academy is a boys' secondary school in Sunderland, Sunderland, classified by the DfE as an academy converter with a Roman Catholic religious character. Around 992 pupils aged 11 to 18 attend the school. In the most recent GCSE results, pupils achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 51.2, above the national average of 46. Results have held broadly steady on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 25% of secondary schools nationally.

63% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well above the national average of about 45%. 78% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. St Aidan's Catholic Academy does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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#781
National rank
#26
In North East
#2
In Sunderland
Top 25%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
51.2
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
63%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
78%
% EBacc grade 5+
28%
EBacc average points score
4.68

Ofsted judgements

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Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Sixth form provision
Good

School profile

Pupils on roll 992 % FSM ever-6 19.5% % EAL 25.1% Age range 11–18 Gender Boys Religious character Roman Catholic

Location

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