# Venerable Bede Church of England Academy

Venerable Bede Church of England Academy is a secondary school in Sunderland, for pupils aged 11 to 16.

It had 738 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Secondary school. Code E139184. [Sunderland](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 11 to 16
- Pupils: 738
- Council: Sunderland
- URN: 139184

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade, serious weaknesses
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 21 January 2025
- Overall effectiveness: No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education: Inadequate
- Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement
- Personal development: Requires improvement
- Leadership and management: Requires improvement
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 Venerable Bede Church of England Academy was 43.1, against 43.6 in Sunderland and 46.2 in England.
44.6% 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 | 43.1 | 43.6 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 44.6% | 44.7% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 61.3% | 63.6% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 168 | – | – |

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.

- [St Leonard's Catholic Primary School, Silksworth](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-leonards-catholic-primary-school-silksworth-e148277): 610 m. Primary. Good (overall), November 2022. 85% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [New Silksworth Academy Infant](https://openindex.co.uk/school/new-silksworth-academy-infant-e143414): 700 m. Primary. School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, July 2024
- [New Silksworth Academy Junior](https://openindex.co.uk/school/new-silksworth-academy-junior-e143415): 700 m. Primary. School remains Good, July 2024. 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Hill View Infant Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hill-view-infant-academy-e144222): 1.1 km. Primary. Good (overall), June 2022
- [Ryhope Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ryhope-junior-school-e108787): 1.2 km. Primary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Ryhope Infant School Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ryhope-infant-school-academy-e140928): 1.2 km. Primary. School remains Good, November 2022

## 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/139184)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/139184)

## How to cite

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