St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy
Ofsted: Good
Score
C62
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Sunderland, SR2 7JN
- Distance
- 0.4km away
Thornhill Academy
Thornholme Road, Sunderland, SR2 7NA
Local ranking15th of 18 secondary schools in Sunderland
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1050
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 1 May 2024. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 42.8 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 44.4% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 61.1% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 126
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 82.0%
- Continued in education
- 76.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 3.0%
- Employment
- 3.0%
- Not sustained
- 13.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 564
- Boys
- 258 (49%)
- Girls
- 268 (51%)
- Capacity
- 1050 (50% full)
- SEND
- 17.7%
- FSM Eligible
- 46.1%
- EAL
- 44.7%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 1.4%
- SEN Support
- 16.3%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 16.3:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 34.8
- Budget per Pupil
- £9,535/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
- 12.2% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 34.4% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 41.6%
- Asian Bangladeshi: 22.1%
- Black African: 16.8%
- Asian Other: 5.1%
- Other: 3.3%
- White Other: 2.9%
- Asian Indian: 1.8%
- Mixed Other: 1.6%
41.6%
White British
22.1%
Asian Bangladeshi
16.8%
Black African
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Thornholme Road
Sunderland, North East
Administrative
- URN
- 144990
- UKPRN
- 10065137
- Establishment No.
- 4002
- Trust
- CONSILIUM ACADEMIES
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