Southmoor Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Sept 28 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- Unique reference
- 138103
- Address
- Ryhope Road, SR2 7TF
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1436 (85% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.8%
- Girls
- 49.2%
- First language not English
- 5.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 29.6%
- Persistent absence
- 30.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.6%
White British 89%
Bangladeshi 3.6%
African 2.1%
Mixed 2%
Other White 1.7%
Other Asian 0.7%
Indian 0.4%
Pakistani 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Other 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.56
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.5
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 38%
Local authority average 39%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 40%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 45.8
Local authority average 42.9
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.89
Local authority average 3.68
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
---|---|---|
Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 32 |
Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 24 |
Bengali | GCSE | 2 |
Biology | GCSE | 35 |
Chemistry | GCSE | 32 |
Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 2 |
Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 25 |
English Language | GCSE | 235 |
English Literature | GCSE | 237 |
French | GCSE | 43 |
Admissions
Southmoor Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 236
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 259
- 2nd preference
- 124
- 3rd preference
- 47
- From another Local Authority
- 16
Offers
- 1st preference
- 236
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.5 |
Cohort sizes
Class type | Total Boys Girls |
---|---|
Year 7 | 258 114 144 |
Year 8 | 235 130 105 |
Year 9 | 237 128 109 |
Year 10 | 255 127 128 |
Year 11 | 236 132 104 |
Year 12 | 122 52 70 |
Year 13 | 93 46 47 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
---|---|
Staying in education | 84.0% 78.1% 85.6% |
Further education | 37.0% 52.7% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 47.0% 24.8% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% SP 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
Entering employment | 3.0% 6.4% 4.1% |
Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 6.5% 3.2% |
Not in education or employment | 7.0% 8.4% 5.9% |
Destination unknown | SP 0.5% 1.2% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
---|---|
Degrees | 81.0% 51.1% 65.5% |
Top third higher education institutions | 31.0% 13.1% 23.8% |
Other study at level 4 or 5 | 2.0% 8.2% 2.5% |
Higher apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.6% 2.2% |