Christ's CollegeAcademy 360

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Sunderland.

Summary of the comparison

Christ's College and Academy 360 are all-through schools in Sunderland.

  • Christ's College scores 50 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Academy 360 scores 37 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Christ's College is ahead on our composite score.

  • Christ's College was judged Good and Academy 360 was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 43.2 for Christ's College and 31.7 for Academy 360.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Christ's College (46.0 in 2021-22, 43.2 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Academy 360 (35.5 in 2021-22, 31.7 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Christ's College versus Academy 360 compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure SunderlandChrist's CollegeSunderlandAcademy 360England average
Overview
Our scoreD50/100Stronger figureF37/100
Local ranking14th of 18 in Sunderland Stronger figure16th of 18 in Sunderland
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeFree schools Academy sponsor led
PhaseAll-through All-through
Age range4-18 4-16
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll778 872
Capacity860 1,170
LocationSunderland, SR4 8PG Sunderland, SR4 9BA
GCSE results
Attainment 843.2 Stronger figure31.7 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths43.1% Stronger figure18.8% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths65.3% Stronger figure33.7% 64.8%
Entering EBacc43.1% Stronger figure11.9% 40.5%
EBacc average point score3.84 Stronger figure2.54 4.09
Cohort72 101
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard63.0% Stronger figure61.0% 62.0%
At higher standard8.0% Stronger figure0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score105.0 105.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score103.0 104.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census778 872
Free school meals (ever 6)33.0% 64.5%
English as an additional language6.6% 2.2%
SEN support14.3% 22.8%
SEN with an EHC plan2.1% 4.8%
Attendance
Overall absence7.3% Stronger figure11.4% 6.2%
Persistent absence25.3% Stronger figure37.8% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

GCSE Attainment 8

GCSE Progress 8

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Christ's College

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