Farringdon Community Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- No rating
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Not available
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- Unique reference
- 150268
- Address
- Allendale Road, SR3 3EL
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 675 (75% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.8%
- Girls
- 49.2%
- First language not English
- 1.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 44.6%
- Persistent absence
- 32.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.4%
White British 90.5%
Unclassified 2.7%
Mixed 2.5%
African 1.9%
Other White 1%
Other 0.4%
Other Asian 0.3%
Pakistani 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 29%
Local authority average 41%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 49%
Local authority average 41%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 44.5
Local authority average 43.2
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.93
Local authority average 3.8
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 24 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 5 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 42 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 30 |
| Biology | GCSE | 23 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 23 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 1 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 1 |
| English Language | GCSE | 135 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 125 |
Admissions
Farringdon Community Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 161
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 150
- 2nd preference
- 59
- 3rd preference
- 17
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 150
- 2nd preference
- 7
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 153 81 72 |
| Year 8 | 122 65 57 |
| Year 9 | 164 82 82 |
| Year 10 | 99 37 62 |
| Year 11 | 137 78 59 |