St Aidan's Catholic Academy
Ofsted: Outstanding
Score
B70
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Sunderland, SR2 7HJ
- Distance
- 0.8km away
Southmoor Academy
Ryhope Road, Sunderland, SR2 7TF
Local ranking7th of 18 secondary schools in Sunderland
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1264
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 28 September 2022. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 46.8 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 50.4% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 69.0% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 226
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 91.0%
- Continued in education
- 81.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 10.0%
- Employment
- 0.0%
- Not sustained
- 6.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 90.0%
- Higher education
- 68.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 10.0%
- Employment
- 12.0%
- Not sustained
- 7.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C
Avg A-Level Grade
31.2
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
34.1
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
90
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 4.3% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 36.7
- 16-18 Cohort
- 188
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1392
- Boys
- 693 (50%)
- Girls
- 705 (50%)
- Capacity
- 1264 (111% full)
- SEND
- 16.6%
- FSM Eligible
- 33.3%
- EAL
- 5.6%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 1.1%
- SEN Support
- 15.4%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 14.8:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 94.0
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,662/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 8.2% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 23.0% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 87.8%
- Asian Bangladeshi: 3.8%
- Black African: 2.2%
- White Other: 1.7%
- Mixed Other: 0.9%
- Mixed White & Asian: 0.8%
- Asian Indian: 0.8%
- Asian Other: 0.8%
87.8%
White British
3.8%
Asian Bangladeshi
2.2%
Black African
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Ryhope Road
Sunderland, North East
Administrative
- URN
- 138103
- UKPRN
- 10037105
- Establishment No.
- 4055
- Trust
- ASPIRE NORTH EAST MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
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