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Venerable Bede Church of England Academy

Tunstall Bank, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, SR2 0SX · URN 139184

Public data summary

3.5

out of 10 · 15 data sources

Coverage 44% · Solid

Record

At a glance

Ofsted: Good
Pupils: 431
Age range: 11–16
Gender: Mixed
Capacity: 900
Local authority: Sunderland

Outcomes

Published performance

GCSE Progress 8: -1.04
GCSE Attainment 8: 37.6

Context

Attendance and community

Overall absence: 13.3%
Persistent absence: 36.1%
Free school meals: 32.3%
SEN support: 15.9%
English additional language: 2.1%

Resources

Workforce and funding

Pupil–teacher ratio: 8.5:1
Average class size: 23.5
Staff turnover: 7.8%

Official-data model

Data dimensions

Achievement

4.9

4 contributing signals

Progress

2.5

1 contributing signals

Attendance

1.8

5 contributing signals

Resources

7.0

3 contributing signals

Equity

1.4

2 contributing signals

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Official website

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