Monkwearmouth Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Sunderland
Torver Crescent, Sunderland, SR6 8LG
66
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 15/11/2023
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
89.8%
29.2% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
810
Capacity used
Has space53%
1,516 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
160 of 160 families who put it first got an offer
163
Places offered
234
Total applications
1.4
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 160 | 160 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 50 | 1 | ● 2% |
| 3rd preference | 24 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 234 | 161 | 69% |
1st preference success by year
Sunderland lets families list 3 preferences. 10 applications came from outside the council area (2 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Iain Buddle
- Address
- Torver Crescent, Sunderland, SR6 8LG
- Phone
- 01919172300
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- Ward / constituency
- Fulwell · Sunderland Central
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 147532
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 29% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 4% | — | — |
| SEN support | 10% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: TYNE COAST ACADEMY TRUST
810 pupils · 1,516 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
15 November 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 843 pupils
Attendance
89.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
10.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
29.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
6.3%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
5.7%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 46.2 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.21 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 48% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 67% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.09 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 45.8 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 45.2% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 65.2% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 22.2% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.84 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 135 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 135 | 19% | 50% | 71% | |
| English Language | 135 | 12% | 49% | 68% | |
| English Literature | 135 | 10% | 50% | 70% | |
| Combined Science | 122 | 11% | 34% | 57% | |
| History | 79 | 15% | 48% | 65% | |
| Geography | 58 | 16% | 40% | 53% | |
| Art and Design | 56 | 16% | 45% | 59% | |
| Business | 34 | 47% | 85% | 94% | |
| Spanish | 20 | 5% | 20% | 20% | |
| Computer Science | 19 | 37% | 74% | 84% | |
| French | 13 | 8% | 62% | 77% | |
| Biology | 13 | 62% | 92% | 92% |
Oxbridge
No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Sunderland council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.