Venerable Bede Church of England Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 5 2021 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Church of England
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- Unique reference
- 139184
- Address
- Tunstall Bank, SR2 0SX
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 889 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.8%
- Girls
- 51.2%
- First language not English
- 0.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 30.7%
- Persistent absence
- 37.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.6%
White British 94.6%
Mixed 1.6%
Other White 1.5%
African 0.9%
Other Black 0.4%
Indian 0.2%
Other Asian 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Chinese 0.1%
Other 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -1
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.5
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 39%
Local authority average 39%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 35%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 41.9
Local authority average 42.9
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.69
Local authority average 3.68
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 28 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 36 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 40 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 26 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 8 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 26 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 22 |
| Biology | GCSE | 120 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 120 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 30 |
Admissions
Venerable Bede Church of England Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 130
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 124
- 2nd preference
- 59
- 3rd preference
- 19
- From another Local Authority
- 6
Offers
- 1st preference
- 124
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 177 93 84 |
| Year 8 | 183 83 100 |
| Year 9 | 175 87 88 |
| Year 10 | 176 79 97 |
| Year 11 | 178 92 86 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 85.0% 79.1% 86.5% |
Further education | 57.0% 52.3% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 26.0% 26.0% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.0% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 0.8% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 7.0% 6.5% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 6.6% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 7.1% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.6% 1.0% |