Monkwearmouth Academy

State-Funded School

monkwearmouth-academy-sunderland-north-east

North EastRegion

SunderlandLocal Authority

Sunderland CentralConstituency

SR6 8LGPostcode

5.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Monkwearmouth Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–19, located in Sunderland, North East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 810 pupils. Monkwearmouth Academy is part of TYNE COAST ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Around average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 45.8
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 45.2%
EBacc average point score: 3.84

Ethnicity

White

92%

Asian

<1%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

810

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

29%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 19
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 810
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: TYNE COAST ACADEMY TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
18 Dec 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
1 Apr 2019	Inadequate	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Inadequate

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.