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Monkwearmouth Academy
- Pupils on roll
- 810of 1,516 places
- Free school meals
- 28.9%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 135
- Ofsted
- Good, 15 November 2023Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Monkwearmouth Academy (URN 140461, until 1 September 2019).
What the data says
Of the 194 pupils who finished Year 11 at Monkwearmouth Academy in 2023, 9% stayed on in Monkwearmouth Academy’s own sixth form (Sunderland average 21%), 68% went to a further education college and 6% started an apprenticeship.
Fine Art is unusually popular at GCSE: 29% of the year group took it, against 9% of pupils across England.
10% of leavers were not in sustained education, employment or training six months on, compared with 6% nationally.
GCSE results in 2025 were in line with the national picture: Attainment 8 of 45.8 against 46.1 across England and 43.3 in Sunderland, with 45% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Sunderland and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Monkwearmouth Academy | Sunderland | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 194 | 3,005 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 87% | 86% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 77% | 76% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 9% | 21% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 0% | — | 13% |
| — further education college | 68% | 53% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 6% | 7% | 3% |
| Employment | 4% | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 10% | 11% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 3% | 3% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
No published destinations for sixth-form leavers yet.
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Monkwearmouth Academy | Sunderland | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 45.8 | 43.3 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 45% | 42% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 65% | 61% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 22% | 41% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.84 | 3.81 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 33% | 36% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 39.1 | 33.1 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 49.2 | 49.1 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 2% | 6% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 135 | 100% | 88% | 19% | 22% | 71% |
| English Language | 135 | 100% | 89% | 12% | 20% | 68% |
| English Literature | 135 | 100% | 86% | 10% | 21% | 70% |
| Combined Science | 122 | 90% | 65% | 11% | 9% | 57% |
| History | 79 | 59% | 41% | 15% | 26% | 65% |
| Geography | 58 | 43% | 41% | 16% | 25% | 53% |
| Fine Art | 39 | 29% | 9% | 23% | 28% | 72% |
| Business Studies | 34 | 25% | 18% | 47% | 20% | 94% |
| Spanish | 20 | 15% | 19% | 5% | 27% | 20% |
| Computer Science | 19 | 14% | 13% | 37% | 30% | 84% |
| 3D Design | 17 | 13% | 2% | 0% | 16% | 29% |
| Physics | 13 | 10% | 23% | 69% | 46% | 100% |
| Chemistry | 13 | 10% | 23% | 62% | 47% | 100% |
| French | 13 | 10% | 18% | 8% | 29% | 77% |
| Biology | 13 | 10% | 23% | 62% | 45% | 92% |
| Citizenship Studies | 2 | 1% | 3% | — | 19% | — |
| Polish | 2 | 1% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Design and Technology | 2 | 1% | 11% | — | 23% | — |
| Portuguese | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 50% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 124 | — | — |
| Sports / Movement Science | 45 | — | — |
| Small Business Management | 22 | — | — |
| Health Studies | 20 | — | — |
| Music performance: Group | 8 | — | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 2 | — | — |
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.