St Anthony's Girls' Catholic AcademySouthmoor Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Sunderland.
Summary of the comparison
St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy and Southmoor Academy are secondary schools in Sunderland.
St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy scores 62 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Southmoor Academy scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average). St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy is ahead on our composite score.
St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy was judged Good and Southmoor Academy was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 52.1 for St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy and 46.8 for Southmoor Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy (56.4 in 2021-22, 52.1 in 2025-26) and has fallen at Southmoor Academy (52.5 in 2021-22, 46.8 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | SunderlandSt Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy | SunderlandSouthmoor Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C62/100Stronger figure | C56/100 | |
| Local ranking | 3rd of 18 in Sunderland Stronger figure | 7th of 18 in Sunderland | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Girls | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,297 | 1,398 | |
| Capacity | 1,400 | 1,264 | |
| Location | Sunderland, SR2 7JN | Sunderland, SR2 7TF | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 52.1 Stronger figure | 46.8 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 57.0% Stronger figure | 50.4% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 75.4% Stronger figure | 69.0% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 207 | 226 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 94 | 90 | |
| A-level average points | 31.8 Stronger figure | 31.2 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C+ | C | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 32.9 | 34.1 Stronger figure | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 11.1% Stronger figure | 4.3% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,306 | 1,392 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 21.1% | 33.3% | |
| English as an additional language | 17.5% | 5.6% | |
| SEN support | 10.6% | 15.4% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 0.5% | 1.1% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 6.8% Stronger figure | 8.2% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 21.6% Stronger figure | 23.0% | 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
A-level average points
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.
St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy
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