Venerable Bede Church of England Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- Inadequate Jan 21 2025 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
- 843 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.9%
- Girls
- 51.1%
- First language not English
- 2.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 32%
- Persistent absence
- 30.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.5%
White British 93.2%
Other White 2.3%
African 2%
Mixed 1.5%
Other Asian 0.4%
Other Black 0.2%
Indian 0.1%
Other 0.1%
Unclassified 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 44%
Local authority average 41%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 39%
Local authority average 41%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 44
Local authority average 43.2
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.9
Local authority average 3.8
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 82 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 40 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 27 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 33 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 12 |
| Biology | GCSE | 58 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 1 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 58 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 5 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 46 |
Admissions
Venerable Bede Church of England Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 114
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 106
- 2nd preference
- 55
- 3rd preference
- 30
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 106
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 137 68 69 |
| Year 8 | 177 91 86 |
| Year 9 | 180 86 94 |
| Year 10 | 171 85 86 |
| Year 11 | 178 82 96 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 77.0% 75.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 64.0% 53.6% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 13.0% 21.2% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% SP 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 2.9% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 14.0% 7.5% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 11.2% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 3.2% 3.0% |