Red House AcademyMonkwearmouth Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Sunderland.
Summary of the comparison
Red House Academy and Monkwearmouth Academy are secondary schools in Sunderland.
Red House Academy scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Monkwearmouth Academy scores 54 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Red House Academy is ahead on our composite score.
Red House Academy was judged Good and Monkwearmouth Academy was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 49.8 for Red House Academy and 42.8 for Monkwearmouth Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Red House Academy (48.4 in 2021-22, 49.8 in 2025-26) and has fallen at Monkwearmouth Academy (46.2 in 2021-22, 42.8 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | SunderlandRed House Academy | SunderlandMonkwearmouth Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C57/100Stronger figure | D54/100 | |
| Local ranking | 5th of 18 in Sunderland Stronger figure | 10th of 18 in Sunderland | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy sponsor led | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-19 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 432 | 810 | |
| Capacity | 600 | 1,516 | |
| Location | Sunderland, SR5 5LN | Sunderland, SR6 8LG | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 49.8 Stronger figure | 42.8 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 62.1% Stronger figure | 38.4% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 80.3% Stronger figure | 61.6% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 66 | 177 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 445 | 802 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 56.2% | 30.1% | |
| English as an additional language | 7.2% | 3.9% | |
| SEN support | 16.0% | 13.6% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.6% | 1.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 10.3% | 10.2% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 29.2% | 29.2% Stronger figure | 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
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.
Red House Academy
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