Venerable Bede Church of England Academy
Tunstall Bank, Sunderland, SR2 0SX
Data last updated 22 October 2026.
- Phase: Secondary
- Gender: Mixed
- Ages: 11 to 16
- Admissions: Non-selective
- Sixth form: No
- Pupils (2025/26 census): 738 (371 boys, 367 girls)
- Capacity: 900
- Free school meals (2025/26 census): 34.3%
- Telephone: 01915239745
- Ofsted: Good (24 May 2016); inspected again 21 Jan 2025, no overall grade
- Attainment 8: 43.1 (2025/26, provisional)
- Applications (Year 7 entry, September 2026): 140 applications, 64 places offered
Phase, type, gender, ages, admissions, sixth form, capacity and contact details are from the Department for Education's school register as at 21 October 2026. Ofsted inspection records as at 30 September 2026.
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