Red House AcademyWhitburn Church of England Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Sunderland.
Summary of the comparison
Red House Academy and Whitburn Church of England Academy are secondary schools in Sunderland.
Red House Academy scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Whitburn Church of England Academy scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average). Our score is the same for each of them on the data available.
Red House Academy was judged Good and Whitburn Church of England Academy was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 49.8 for Red House Academy and 50.0 for Whitburn Church of England 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 Whitburn Church of England Academy (54.3 in 2021-22, 50.0 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | SunderlandRed House Academy | SunderlandWhitburn Church of England Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C57/100 | C57/100 | |
| Local ranking | 5th of 18 in Sunderland | 1st of 8 in South Tyneside | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy sponsor led | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 432 | 1,204 | |
| Capacity | 600 | 1,265 | |
| Location | Sunderland, SR5 5LN | Sunderland, SR6 7EF | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 49.8 | 50.0 Stronger figure | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 62.1% Stronger figure | 49.0% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 80.3% Stronger figure | 75.0% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 66 | 192 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | Not reported | 113 | |
| A-level average points | Not reported | 33.3 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | Not reported | C+ | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | Not reported | 32.4 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | Not reported | 12.9% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 445 | 1,205 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 56.2% | 14.1% | |
| English as an additional language | 7.2% | 1.4% | |
| SEN support | 16.0% | 13.7% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.6% | 0.8% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 10.3% | 6.2% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 29.2% | 15.9% 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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