Academy converter · Sunderland

St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy

11–18Ages
1,297Pupils
SecondaryPhase
GirlsPupils
Roman CatholicReligious character
Sixth formAges 16–18
138054URN

Thornhill Terrace, Sunderland, SR2 7JN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

0.3 above Sunderland median (1.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Sunderland

356 applications for 208 places · 6th of 18 in Sunderland

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

52.1of 90

Sunderland 43.1 England 46.0

3rd of 18 in Sunderland

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 24 January 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Sixth form provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.7applications per place, Year 7

0.3 above Sunderland median (1.4) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

356 applications · 208 places offered · 252 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.7; Sunderland median median 1.5
2025 1.5; Sunderland median median 1.5
2024 1.6; Sunderland median median 1.6
2023 1.9; Sunderland median median 1.4
2022 1.5; Sunderland median median 1.4
2021 1.7; Sunderland median median 1.5
2020 1.9; Sunderland median median 1.9
2019 2.1; Sunderland median median 1.9
2018 1.9; Sunderland median median 1.9
2017 1.8; Sunderland median median 1.8
2016 1.8; Sunderland median median 1.7
2015 1.6; Sunderland median median 1.7
2014 1.7; Sunderland median median 1.6

This school
Sunderland median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	208	356	1.7	252	1.21
Sep 2025	205	316	1.5	217	1.06
Sep 2024	236	368	1.6	230	0.97
Sep 2023	209	401	1.9	259	1.24
Sep 2022	210	321	1.5	204	0.97
Sep 2021	210	357	1.7	232	1.10
Sep 2020	209	398	1.9	217	1.04
Sep 2019	210	446	2.1	255	1.21
Sep 2018	210	397	1.9	232	1.10
Sep 2017	210	387	1.8	229	1.09
Sep 2016	187	342	1.8	174	0.93
Sep 2015	207	337	1.6	202	0.98
Sep 2014	180	303	1.7	177	0.98

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

207 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)52.13rd of 18 in Sunderland

Sunderland 43.1 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths57%5th of 18 in Sunderland

Sunderland 45% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths75%

Sunderland 63% England 66%

This school
Sunderland median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.09

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	207	52.1	57%	75%	–
2024/25	203	50.7	48%	71%	–
2023/24	238	54.2	64%	84%	+0.09
2022/23	224	52.9	54%	79%	+0.02

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

St Anthony's Girls' Catholic AcademyThis school
This school

Good2023

1.7applications per place 52.1Attainment 8
Thornhill Academy
0.4 km · Sunderland

Good2024

1.6applications per place 42.8Attainment 8
St Aidan's Catholic Academy
0.9 km · Sunderland

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 53.6Attainment 8
Southmoor Academy
1.5 km · Sunderland

Remains Good2022

1.7applications per place 46.8Attainment 8
Sandhill View Academy
2.8 km · Sunderland

2025

1.4applications per place 41.1Attainment 8
Venerable Bede Church of England Academy
2.9 km · Sunderland

Serious weaknesses Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 43.1Attainment 8
Christ's College
2.9 km · Sunderland

Good2023

1.9applications per place 40.8Attainment 8
Academy 360
3.3 km · Sunderland

Good2022

1.2applications per place 29.1Attainment 8
Red House Academy
3.7 km · Sunderland

Standards maintained2025

1.5applications per place 49.8Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 138054 · 394/4610
Trust: Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 1,400 pupils · 1,297 on roll
Free school meals: 22.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 April 2012
Replaced: St Anthony's Catholic Girls' School (URN 108871)
Address: Thornhill Terrace, Sunderland, SR2 7JN
Local authority: Sunderland

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources