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Monkwearmouth Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–19 · Academy
Torver Crescent, Seaburn Dene, Sunderland SR6 8LG · mwa.tynecoast.academy · 0191 917 2300
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 45.8
- average Attainment 8 score. Sunderland 43.3, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 810
- 53% of 1,516 places
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 28.9%
- First language not English
- 4.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 131 families put the school first and 146 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 146 | 131 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 163 | 160 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 149 | 141 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 165 | 137 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 151 | 139 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 45.8, and 45.2% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Sunderland it was 43.3, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●45.8 | 46.0 | ||
| ●45.2% | 45.4% | ||
| ●65.2% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼22.2% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.84 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 140461)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 15.6 | +2.9 |
| Further education | 65.9 | −3.2 |
| Apprenticeship | 8.9 | +0.4 |
| Employment | 2.2 | +1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.6 | −1.1 |
| Activity not captured | 1.7 | −0.1 |
Ofsted
Monkwearmouth Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 15 November 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 15 Nov 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Feb 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 140461), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Feb 2019Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Inadequate Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 140461)
Oct 2016Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 140461)
Oct 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 140461)
What parents said
77% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (157 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 77%
- Replies
- 157
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 75% who raised concerns
based on the 38% who had a child bullied
based on 27 parents (17%) with SEND