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Monkwearmouth Academy

11–19Ages
810Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
147532URN

Torver Crescent, Seaburn Dene, Sunderland, SR6 8LG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.4per place

close to Sunderland median (1.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Sunderland

200 applications for 146 places · 14th of 18 in Sunderland

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

42.8of 90

Sunderland 43.1 England 46.0

12th of 18 in Sunderland

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 15 November 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

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

1.4applications per place, Year 7

close to Sunderland median (1.4) 0.9 below England median (2.2)

200 applications · 146 places offered · 131 named it first

2026 1.4; Sunderland median median 1.5
2025 1.4; Sunderland median median 1.5
2024 1.4; Sunderland median median 1.6
2023 1.4; Sunderland median median 1.4
2022 1.3; Sunderland median median 1.4
2021 1.3; Sunderland median median 1.5
2020 1.6; Sunderland median median 1.9
2019 1.6; Sunderland median median 1.9; as the previous school
2018 1.4; Sunderland median median 1.9; as the previous school
2017 1.4; Sunderland median median 1.8; as the previous school
2016 1.5; Sunderland median median 1.7; as the previous school
2015 1.5; Sunderland median median 1.7; as the previous school
2014 1.6; Sunderland median median 1.6; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Sunderland median in 0 of 7 years.

This school
Sunderland median

Dashed bars: as Monkwearmouth Academy (URN 140461), Monkwearmouth School (URN 108859), the previous school.

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	146	200	1.4	131	0.90
Sep 2025	163	234	1.4	160	0.98
Sep 2024	149	206	1.4	141	0.95
Sep 2023	165	233	1.4	137	0.83
Sep 2022	151	200	1.3	139	0.92
Sep 2021	169	214	1.3	154	0.91
Sep 2020	127	204	1.6	108	0.85
Sep 2019 *	180	279	1.6	154	0.86
Sep 2018 *	190	273	1.4	157	0.83
Sep 2017 *	184	264	1.4	143	0.78
Sep 2016 *	169	253	1.5	145	0.86
Sep 2015 *	141	217	1.5	127	0.90
Sep 2014 *	146	227	1.6	143	0.98

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

177 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)42.812th of 18 in Sunderland

Sunderland 43.1 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths38%15th of 18 in Sunderland

Sunderland 45% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths62%

Sunderland 63% England 66%

This school
Sunderland median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.21

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	177	42.8	38%	62%	–
2024/25	135	45.8	45%	65%	–
2023/24	179	46.2	48%	67%	−0.21
2022/23	194	46.6	45%	64%	−0.52

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

Monkwearmouth AcademyThis school
This school

Good2023

1.4applications per place 42.8Attainment 8
Whitburn Church of England Academy
2.2 km · South Tyneside

Standards maintained2025

2.0applications per place 50.0Attainment 8
Red House Academy
2.4 km · Sunderland

Standards maintained2025

1.5applications per place 49.8Attainment 8
St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy
4.1 km · Sunderland

Good2023

1.7applications per place 52.1Attainment 8
Boldon School
4.2 km · South Tyneside

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.4applications per place 38.5Attainment 8
Castle View Enterprise Academy
4.4 km · Sunderland

Good2023

1.2applications per place 43.1Attainment 8
Thornhill Academy
4.4 km · Sunderland

Good2024

1.6applications per place 42.8Attainment 8
Harton Academy
4.5 km · South Tyneside

Good2024

2.3applications per place 43.2Attainment 8
St Aidan's Catholic Academy
4.9 km · Sunderland

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 53.6Attainment 8

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 147532 · 394/4005
Trust: Tyne Coast Academy Trust
Capacity: 1,516 pupils · 810 on roll
Free school meals: 28.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2019
Replaced: Monkwearmouth Academy (URN 140461); Monkwearmouth School (URN 108859)
Address: Torver Crescent, Seaburn Dene, Sunderland, SR6 8LG
Local authority: Sunderland

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