Monkwearmouth Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Nov 16 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 19 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Not available
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Sunderland
Unique reference
147532
Address
Torver Crescent, SR6 8LG

Pupils

Number of Pupils
846 (70% of total capacity)
Boys
56.9%
Girls
43.1%
First language not English
3.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
28.3%
Persistent absence
33.6%
Special education needs (SEN)
10.0%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 90.1%
Mixed 3.7%
Unclassified 3%
African 1.4%
Other 0.8%
Other White 0.6%
Indian 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Other Asian 0.1%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
-0.52
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.5
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 51%
Local authority average 39%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 45%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 46.6
Local authority average 42.9
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 4.07
Local authority average 3.68
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Small Business ManagementTechnical Award22
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionTechnical Award169
Music performance: GroupTechnical Award10
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE25
Art & Design (3d Studies)GCSE14
BiologyGCSE17
Business Studies:SingleGCSE25
ChemistryGCSE17
Social Science: CitizenshipGCSE1
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE6
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Monkwearmouth Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
149
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
141
2nd preference
40
3rd preference
25
From another Local Authority
4
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
141
2nd preference
5
3rd preference
1
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 classes25.7
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
170
98
72
Year 8
165
91
74
Year 9
191
110
81
Year 10
140
81
59
Year 11
180
101
79
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
82.0%
78.1%
85.6%
Further education
69.0%
52.7%
35.4%
School sixth form
13.0%
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
8.0%
6.5%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
7.0%
8.4%
5.9%
Destination unknown
0.0%
0.5%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

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