# St Aidan's Catholic Academy

St Aidan's Catholic Academy is a secondary school in Sunderland, for pupils aged 11 to 18.

It had 1,057 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Secondary school. Code E139538. [Sunderland](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 11 to 18
- Pupils: 1,057
- Council: Sunderland
- URN: 139538

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 18 February 2025
- Overall effectiveness: No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education: Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
- Personal development: Outstanding
- Leadership and management: Outstanding
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at St Aidan's Catholic Academy was 53.6, against 43.6 in Sunderland and 46.2 in England.
58.6% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).

### End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs): 2025/26, provisional

| Measure | This school | Sunderland | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | 53.6 | 43.6 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 58.6% | 44.7% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 79.3% | 63.6% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 174 | – | – |

The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Ashbrooke School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ashbrooke-school-e143532): 460 m. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [Consilium Evolve](https://openindex.co.uk/school/consilium-evolve-e148127): 530 m. Pupil referral and alternative provision. School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, September 2023
- [Thornhill Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thornhill-academy-e144990): 540 m. Secondary. Good (overall), May 2024. Attainment 8 of 42.8 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Barbara Priestman Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/barbara-priestman-academy-e138530): 570 m. Special. School remains Good, March 2024
- [St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-catholic-primary-school-sunderland-e148781): 570 m. Primary. Improved significantly, December 2024. 95% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Argyle House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/argyle-house-school-e108873): 630 m. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/139538)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/139538)

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