Monkwearmouth Academy
Torver Crescent, Sunderland, SR6 8LG
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- TYNE COAST ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Iain Buddle
- Sponsor
- Tyne Coast Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Sunderland Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,516
- Pupils on roll
- 810
- URN
- 147532
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01919172300
About this school
Monkwearmouth Academy is a secondary academy in Sunderland. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 810 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Monkwearmouth Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 194 | 179 | 135 |
| Attainment 8 score | 46.6 | 46.2 | 45.8 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.52 -0.72 to -0.32 | -0.21 -0.42 to 0.00 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 45% | 48% | 45.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 64% | 67% | 65.2% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 51% | 64.8% | 22.2% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.8 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Monkwearmouth Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Sunderland average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 46.6 | 37.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 46.2 | 38.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 45.8 | 38.3 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 878 |
| 2023/24 | 846 |
| 2024/25 | 802 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Monkwearmouth Academy compares
Monkwearmouth Academy ranked 6th of 18 secondary schools in Sunderland for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 60% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 7% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 45.8 | 10.2% | 30.1% | 810 | — |
| Whitburn Church of England Academy | 51.6 | 6.2% | 14.1% | 1,204 | 1.4 miles |
| Red House Academy | 44.8 | 10.3% | 56.2% | 432 | 1.5 miles |
| St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy | 50.7 | 6.8% | 21.1% | 1,297 | 2.5 miles |
| Boldon School | 37.1 | 12.5% | 53.1% | 1,043 | 2.6 miles |
| Castle View Enterprise Academy | 41.9 | 9.8% | 46.6% | 993 | 2.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 30.05%
- English as an additional language
- 3.9%
- Overall absence
- 10.24%
- Persistent absence
- 29.18%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Whitburn Church of England Academy1.4 miles
Secondary · Sunderland
-
Red House Academy1.5 miles
Secondary · Sunderland
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St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy2.5 miles
Secondary · Sunderland
-
Boldon School2.6 miles
Secondary · Boldon Colliery
-
Castle View Enterprise Academy2.7 miles
Secondary · Sunderland
Other schools in Sunderland
Monkwearmouth Academy ranks 5th of the 13 ranked secondary schools in Sunderland.
- Castle View Enterprise Academy Secondary
- Farringdon Community Academy Secondary
- Red House Academy Secondary
- Sandhill View Academy Secondary
- Southmoor Academy Secondary
- St Aidan's Catholic Academy Secondary
- St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy Secondary
- Thornhill Academy Secondary
- Venerable Bede Church of England Academy Secondary
- Whitburn Church of England Academy Secondary
- Hylton Red House Nursery School Nursery
- Mill Hill Nursery School Nursery
Common questions
- What ages does Monkwearmouth Academy teach?
- Monkwearmouth Academy teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a secondary school in Sunderland.
- Who is the headteacher of Monkwearmouth Academy?
- The headteacher of Monkwearmouth Academy is Mr Iain Buddle, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Monkwearmouth Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Monkwearmouth Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Monkwearmouth Academy?
- Monkwearmouth Academy has 810 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Monkwearmouth Academy full?
- Monkwearmouth Academy has capacity for 1,516 pupils and 810 on roll (53%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Monkwearmouth Academy a faith school?
- No. Monkwearmouth Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Monkwearmouth Academy part of an academy trust?
- Monkwearmouth Academy is part of TYNE COAST ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Monkwearmouth Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 46.6 in 2022/23 and 45.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Monkwearmouth Academy compare with other schools in Sunderland?
- Monkwearmouth Academy ranked 6th of 18 secondary schools in Sunderland for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 60% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 7% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Monkwearmouth Academy's absence rate?
- Monkwearmouth Academy's overall absence rate is 10.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Monkwearmouth Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Monkwearmouth Academy's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 10 July 2026.