78%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
63%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
51.2
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
72%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
576.0
EBacc APS · 2024/25
992
Pupils · 2024/25
25%
EAL · 2024/25
19%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 08/06/2023
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySunderland
PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio18.9:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen
Overview of St Aidan's Catholic Academy · Secondary with sixth form · Sunderland
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
78%
+7pp
83%77%71%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 78%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
63%
+8pp
69%62%54%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 63%
Attainment 8
51.2
-0.3
57.554.050.4
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 51.2
EBacc entry
72%
-4pp
86%72%57%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 72%
EBacc APS
576.0
-156.8
732.8654.4576.0
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 576.0
Sixth form
Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
A-level APS
33.0
+3.0
33.429.525.6
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 33.0
A-level value added
-0.49
-0.1
-0.2-0.3-0.5
'17'18'19'24'25
'25 · -0.5
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
16%
-1pp
39%23%7%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 16%
Average A-level grade
C+
0
C+CC-
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · C+
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
992
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
25%
FSM eligible
20%
SEN
10%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
19%
Contact
Address
Willowbank Road, Ashbrooke, Sunderland, SR2 7HJ
Local authority
Sunderland
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 78% | 63% | 51.2 | Not applicable | 72% | 576.0 | 72% | 992 |
| 2023/24 | 71% | 55% | 51.5 | +0.37 | 76% | 732.8 | 76% | 943 |
| 2022/23 | 77% | 54% | 53.1 | +0.28 | 69% | 618.2 | 69% | 877 |
| 2021/22 | 83% | 69% | 57.5 | +0.45 | 86% | 731.0 | 86% | 852 |
| 2018/19 | 74% | 60% | 50.4 | +0.01 | 57% | 670.9 | 57% | 833 |
| 2017/18 | 71% | 60% | 51.1 | +0.09 | 52% | 604.7 | 53% | 841 |
| 2016/17 | 76% | 49% | 50.1 | -0.05 | 18% | — | 23% | 885 |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 33.0 | C+ | -0.49 | 16% | 74 |
| 2023/24 | 30.1 | C | -0.43 | 18% | 72 |
| 2022/23 | 30.5 | C | — | 20% | 74 |
| 2021/22 | 33.4 | C+ | — | 38% | 88 |
| 2018/19 | 25.6 | C- | -0.48 | 7% | 53 |
| 2017/18 | 28.1 | C- | -0.21 | 13% | 74 |
| 2016/17 | 23.8 | D+ | -0.20 | 5% | 73 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 992 | 19.5 | 10% | 25% | 20% | 6% | 19% |
| 2023/24 | 943 | 19.1 | 11% | 23% | 18% | 7% | 22% |
| 2022/23 | 877 | 17.9 | 13% | 26% | 20% | 7% | 22% |
| 2021/22 | 852 | 16.9 | 13% | 25% | 21% | 8% | 27% |
| 2020/21 | 845 | 18.6 | 11% | 22% | 18% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 833 | 16.8 | 10% | 21% | 21% | 6% | 15% |
| 2017/18 | 841 | 15.3 | 10% | 18% | 23% | 6% | 14% |
| 2016/17 | 885 | 14.4 | 10% | 16% | 24% | 5% | 12% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.