Venerable Bede Church of England Academy

State-Funded School

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North EastRegion

SunderlandLocal Authority

Sunderland CentralConstituency

SR2 0SXPostcode

3.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

Venerable Bede Church of England Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Sunderland, North East.

It currently serves 738 pupils. Venerable Bede Church of England Academy is part of Northern Lights Learning Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Inadequate

Personaldevelopment

Requires improvement

Behaviour &attitudes

Requires improvement

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 44.1
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 38.8%
EBacc average point score: 3.9

Ethnicity

White

95%

Asian

<1%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

738

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

34%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 738
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: Northern Lights Learning Trust

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
10 Mar 2025	Requires improvement	Inadequate	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Not judged
21 Jun 2016	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.