School Data

Venerable Bede Church of England Academy

Secondary Academy school in Sunderland SR2 0SX

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  • School Reference Number: 139184
  • Address: Tunstall Bank, Sunderland SR2 0SX
  • Headteacher: Mrs Tracey Burgess
  • Telephone: 0191 523 9745
  • Website: venerablebede.co.uk
  • Managing Organisation: Northern Lights Learning Trust
  • Type: Academies
  • Sub-Type: Academy converter
  • Phase: Secondary
  • Pupil Capacity: 900
  • Local Education Authority: Sunderland
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 11 to 16
  • Religious Ethos: Christian
  • Admissions Policy: Non-selective
  • Active From: January 2013* (Academy Converter)

* Active From and To dates don't necessarily mean that a school opened or closed on those dates. Schools are allocated a new Reference Number when they change status in any way, for example when a local authority school converts to an academy or when schools are combined or merged.

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Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 24/05/2016

Rating published on 21/06/2016

Overall effectiveness: Good

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Good

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
4 November 2021 13 December 2021 School inspection
24 May 2016 21 June 2016 Full inspection Good
4 January 2013 5 January 2013 Academy conversion letter

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Information on this page is sumarised from two sources: EduBase, which is the government database of schools in England and Wales, and Ofsted, which is responsible for inspecting schools and educational establishments in England. You can view the full, unedited data from these providers below. Ofsted data will only be available for currently active registrations and recently closed registrations.

Unique Reference Number139184
Local Authority Code394
Local Authority NameSunderland
Establishment Number4073
School / College NameVenerable Bede Church of England Academy
Establishment Type Code34
Establishment typeAcademy converter
Establishment Type Group Code10
Establishment Type GroupAcademies
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code10
Reason establishment openedAcademy Converter
Open date01-01-2013
Reason Establishment Closed Code99
Reason establishment closed
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 4
Phase of educationSecondary
Age range Low11
Age range High16
Boarders Code1
BoardersNo boarders
Nursery provisionNo Nursery Classes
Official Sixth Form Code2
Official sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code02
Religious characterChurch of England
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Diocese CodeCE13
DioceseDiocese of Durham
Admissions Policy Code4
Admissons policyNon-selective
School capacity900
Special Classes Code0
Special classesNot applicable
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils889
Number of Boys434
Number of Girls455
Percentage Free School Meals30.70
Trust School Flag Code3
Trust School Flag Supported by a multi-academy trust
Trusts Code16474
Academy trust or TrustNORTHERN LIGHTS LEARNING TRUST
School Sponsor FlagLinked to a sponsor
Academy sponsorNorthern Lights Learning Trust
Federation FlagNot applicable
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10039973
FEHE Identifier
Further education typeNot applicable
Last Changed Date06-01-2025
StreetTunstall Bank
Locality
Address3
TownSunderland
County (name)Tyne and Wear
PostcodeSR2 0SX
Websitehttp://www.venerablebede.co.uk/
Telephone01915239745
Headteacher/Principal titleMrs
Headteacher/Principal first nameTracey
Headteacher/Principal last nameBurgess
Headteacher/Principal Job TitleHeadteacher
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionNot applicable
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provisionNot applicable
SEN facilitiesNot applicable
Pupils with EBDNot applicable
Number of places
Full time provision
Pupils educated by other providersNot applicable
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provision
Resourced provision number on roll
Resourced provision capacity
SEN unit number on roll
SEN unit capacity
Government Office Region CodeA
Government Office RegionNorth East
District CodeE08000024
DistrictSunderland
Ward CodeE05001164
WardRyhope
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001531
Parliamentary ConstituencySunderland Central
Urban/Rural CodeA1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
GSS LA CodeE08000024
Easting439318
Northing553480
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)Sunderland 031
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)Sunderland 031B
Inspectorate Name
Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Boarding Establishment
Proprietor's Name
Previous Local Authority Code999
Previous local authority
Previous establishment number
Country
UPRN45134356
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02001821
LSOA CodeE01008767
Free School Meals273
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN139184
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/139184
LAESTAB3944073
School nameVenerable Bede Church of England Academy
Ofsted phaseSecondary
Type of educationAcademy Converter
School open date01/01/2013
Admissions policyNon-selective
Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Designated religious characterChurch of England
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Faith groupingChristian
Ofsted regionNorth East, Yorkshire and the Humber
RegionNorth East
Local authoritySunderland
Parliamentary constituencySunderland Central
Multi-academy trust UID16474
Multi-academy trust nameNorthern Lights Learning Trust
Academy sponsor UID17662
Academy sponsor nameNorthern Lights Learning Trust
PostcodeSR2 0SX
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile4
Total number of pupils889
Statutory lowest age11
Statutory highest age16
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspection10199786
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of the ungraded inspection139184
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspection3944073
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionVenerable Bede Church of England Academy
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionAcademy Converter
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspection1
Date of latest ungraded inspection05/11/2021
Ungraded inspection publication date12/12/2021
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?No
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeSchool remains Good
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspectionN/A
Inspection number of latest graded inspection10011027
Inspection typeMaintained Academy and School Short inspection
Inspection type groupingSection 8 conversion
Event type groupingSchools ? Section 8 conversion
Inspection start date24/05/2016
Publication date21/06/2016
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of latest graded inspection139184
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection3944073
School name at time of latest graded inspectionVenerable Bede Church of England Academy
School type at time of latest graded inspectionAcademy Converter
Current school type used for chart C6Academy converter
Overall effectivenessGood
Category of concernN/A
Quality of educationN/A
Behaviour and attitudesN/A
Personal developmentN/A
Effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Safeguarding is effective?Yes
Early years provisionN/A
Sixth form provisionN/A
Previous inspection numberITS381502
Previous inspection start date19/01/2012
Previous publication date09/02/2012
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?No
URN at time of previous graded inspection133391
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection3944073
School name at time of previous graded inspectionVenerable Bede Church of England (Aided) Secondary School
School type at time of previous graded inspectionVoluntary Aided School
Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness2
Previous category of concernN/A
Previous quality of educationN/A
Previous behaviour and attitudesN/A
Previous personal developmentN/A
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Previous safeguarding is effective?N/A
Previous early years provisionN/A
Previous sixth form provisionN/A

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