St Aidan's Catholic Academy
Sunderland, SR2 7HJ · Sunderland · secondary school
1st of 18 secondary schools in Sunderland we can score. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
Its results hold up when the comparison narrows to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — 8.5/10 against 925 of them, against 8.1/10 nationally. So this is not simply a reflection of who attends. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.
How this is worked out
| Measure | Percentile | Weight | Adds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5+ English & maths 2024/25 | 62.6 · 86 | 46% | 3.95 |
| Progress 8 2023/24 | 0.37 · 77 | 38% | 2.96 |
| Attainment 8 2024/25 | 51.2 · 75 | 15% | 1.16 |
Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.
Get to know the school
How it's doing. In 2024/25, 62.6% of pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English and maths. Attainment 8 was 51.2, compared to the national median of 44.6. Progress 8 was +0.37 in 2023/24, indicating pupils did better than expected based on their starting points. Its results hold up when the comparison narrows to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds, so they are not simply a reflection of who attends (8.5 out of 10 against similar schools, 8.1 out of 10 against all schools).
Getting in. The school has 992 pupils in a capacity of 1000, leaving 8 spare places. The school is close to full, so places are likely to be competitive.
Worth asking on a visit. With only 8 places remaining, how does the school manage the waiting list for new intakes? Since the Progress 8 score is positive, what specific support structures help pupils exceed their expected outcomes? How does the school maintain its academic standards while operating near full capacity?
Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.
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