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%
Pupil ethnicities
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%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

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
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Art & Design (Graphics)GCSE32
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE24
BengaliGCSE2
BiologyGCSE35
ChemistryGCSE32
Social Science: CitizenshipGCSE2
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE25
English LanguageGCSE235
English LiteratureGCSE237
FrenchGCSE43
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Southmoor Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
236
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
259
2nd preference
124
3rd preference
47
From another Local Authority
16
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
236
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes20.5
Year 2023-2024

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
Year 2023-2024

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%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

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%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2020-2021 England: Year 2020-2021

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