Red House Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 11 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- Unique reference
- 135878
- Address
- Rutherglen Road, Red House Estate, SR5 5LN
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 445 (78% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.8%
- Girls
- 49.2%
- First language not English
- 7.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 55.7%
- Persistent absence
- 28.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.0%
White British 80.2%
African 9.9%
Mixed 3.5%
Other White 2.5%
Other 1.8%
Unclassified 0.7%
Pakistani 0.4%
Indian 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 41%
Local authority average 41%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 50%
Local authority average 41%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 44.7
Local authority average 43.2
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.92
Local authority average 3.8
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 28 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 12 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 16 |
| Biology | GCSE | 18 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 18 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 2 |
| English Language | GCSE | 78 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 76 |
| French | GCSE | 31 |
Admissions
Red House Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 91
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 90
- 2nd preference
- 25
- 3rd preference
- 8
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 90
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 76 42 34 |
| Year 8 | 108 57 51 |
| Year 9 | 106 50 56 |
| Year 10 | 75 36 39 |
| Year 11 | 80 41 39 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 67.0% 75.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 63.0% 53.6% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 3.0% 21.2% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% SP 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 2.9% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 8.0% 7.5% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 17.0% 11.2% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 6.0% 3.2% 3.0% |