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Venerable Bede Church of England Academy

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School Facts — Venerable Bede Church of England Academy

Basic facts, pupil characteristics, and staffing information about the school.

School Type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Mixed
Local Authority
Sunderland
North East

SEN & Inclusion — Venerable Bede Church of England Academy

Special educational needs and disability at this school — population, support, and specialist provision.

Ofsted — Venerable Bede Church of England Academy

Latest Ofsted inspection results and category judgements.

KS4 GCSE — Venerable Bede Church of England Academy

GCSE performance including Progress 8, Attainment 8, and EBacc.

Admissions — Venerable Bede Church of England Academy

Admissions information including application numbers and offers.

Destinations — Venerable Bede Church of England Academy

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Workforce — Venerable Bede Church of England Academy

Teacher staffing ratios, retention, and vacancy rates.

Nearby Schools — Venerable Bede Church of England Academy

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School Facts — Venerable Bede Church of England Academy

Basic facts, pupil characteristics, and staffing information about the school.

School Type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Mixed
Local Authority
Sunderland
North East

SEN & Inclusion — Venerable Bede Church of England Academy

Special educational needs and disability at this school — population, support, and specialist provision.

Ofsted — Venerable Bede Church of England Academy

Latest Ofsted inspection results and category judgements.

KS4 GCSE — Venerable Bede Church of England Academy

GCSE performance including Progress 8, Attainment 8, and EBacc.

Admissions — Venerable Bede Church of England Academy

Admissions information including application numbers and offers.

Destinations — Venerable Bede Church of England Academy

Where pupils go after leaving this school.

Workforce — Venerable Bede Church of England Academy

Teacher staffing ratios, retention, and vacancy rates.

Nearby Schools — Venerable Bede Church of England Academy

Schools within a chosen radius and how they compare on key measures.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School performance data sourced from the Department for Education.

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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0
Religious Character
Church of England
Religious Character
Church of England
Headteacher
Mrs Lisa Turnbull
Headteacher
Mrs Lisa Turnbull
URN
139184
DfE identifier
URN
139184
DfE identifier

Source: Get Information About Schools (GIAS), DfE

Source: Get Information About Schools (GIAS), DfE

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Pupils with an EHCP?
1.4%N/A
Latest snapshot
SEN support?
14.5%N/A
Latest snapshot

Whole-school census figures — the DfE does not publish a key-stage-specific SEN split at school level.

Source: DfE school census · Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0

Pupils with an EHCP?
1.4%N/A
Latest snapshot
SEN support?
14.5%N/A
Latest snapshot

Whole-school census figures — the DfE does not publish a key-stage-specific SEN split at school level.

Source: DfE school census · Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0

School inspection
21 January 2025
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Source: Ofsted reports service, school inspection of 21 January 2025.

School inspection
21 January 2025
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Source: Ofsted reports service, school inspection of 21 January 2025.

Total Pupils
178
2024-25
Attainment 8
44.1
Progress 8
-1.04
2023-24
Eng & Maths 5+
39%
Eng & Maths 4+
61%
EBacc Standard
23%
% FSM
29%
Free School Meals
% SEN
16%
Special Educational Needs

Source: DfE KS4 2024-25

Total Pupils
178
2024-25
Attainment 8
44.1
Progress 8
-1.04
2023-24
Eng & Maths 5+
39%
Eng & Maths 4+
61%
EBacc Standard
23%
% FSM
29%
Free School Meals
% SEN
16%
Special Educational Needs

Source: DfE KS4 2024-25

Admissions Policy
Non-selective
School Status
Open
Gender
Mixed
Phase
Secondary
Trust
NORTHERN LIGHTS LEARNING TRUST
Part of a multi-academy trust
Establishment Type
Academy converter
This school follows the local authority's admissions process. Applications are made through your local authority's school admissions portal.

Source: Get Information About Schools (GIAS), DfE

Admissions Policy
Non-selective
School Status
Open
Gender
Mixed
Phase
Secondary
Trust
NORTHERN LIGHTS LEARNING TRUST
Part of a multi-academy trust
Establishment Type
Academy converter
This school follows the local authority's admissions process. Applications are made through your local authority's school admissions portal.

Source: Get Information About Schools (GIAS), DfE

Sustained Education
77%
Sustained Employment
1%
FE College
64%
Sixth Form
13%
Apprenticeship
14%
Overall Sustained
91%
Based on 175 pupils in the KS4 cohort.

Source: DfE KS4 destinations data

Sustained Education
77%
Sustained Employment
1%
FE College
64%
Sixth Form
13%
Apprenticeship
14%
Overall Sustained
91%
Based on 175 pupils in the KS4 cohort.

Source: DfE KS4 destinations data

Teachers (FTE)
51
2023-24 — latest published year
Support Staff (FTE)
10.7
2023-24 — latest published year
Pupils (FTE)
843
Pupil-Teacher Ratio?
16.5In line
PTR (All Staff)?
16.5In line
Pupil-Teacher Ratio Over Time
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Series2015-162016-172017-182018-192019-202020-212021-222022-232023-242024-25
School15.016.216.317.416.517.117.115.317.416.5
National19.219.419.619.719.819.519.419.519.619.6

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Pupils per qualified teacher. Lower is better.

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PLACEHOLDER — the real conversation lands here. Picture a short, friendly walkthrough of this chart: what Pupil-Teacher Ratio Over Time has been doing over time, how this school compares with its local area and England, and the one question worth asking at an open day.

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Pupils per qualified teacher — lower means more qualified staff per pupil. The England line is the national average.

Source: DfE School Workforce Census 2024-25 · Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0

→ View national workforce statistics on gov.uk
Teachers (FTE)
51
2023-24 — latest published year
Support Staff (FTE)
10.7
2023-24 — latest published year
Pupils (FTE)
843
Pupil-Teacher Ratio?
16.5In line
PTR (All Staff)?
16.5In line
Pupil-Teacher Ratio Over Time
Loading chart...
Series2015-162016-172017-182018-192019-202020-212021-222022-232023-242024-25
School15.016.216.317.416.517.117.115.317.416.5
National19.219.419.619.719.819.519.419.519.619.6

In plain words

Pupils per qualified teacher. Lower is better.

Let's talk it through

PLACEHOLDER — the real conversation lands here. Picture a short, friendly walkthrough of this chart: what Pupil-Teacher Ratio Over Time has been doing over time, how this school compares with its local area and England, and the one question worth asking at an open day.

PLACEHOLDER — a second beat will read the actual numbers, e.g. “the gap to England has narrowed two years running”, so the chart feels explained rather than just displayed.

Prototype slide — placeholder copy, real metric descriptions coming later.

Pupils per qualified teacher — lower means more qualified staff per pupil. The England line is the national average.

Source: DfE School Workforce Census 2024-25 · Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0

→ View national workforce statistics on gov.uk

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