St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy

St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy (formerly St Anthony's Girls' Catholic School) is a secondary school and sixth form located in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England.[1]

St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy
Address
Map
Thornhill Terrace

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SR2 7JN

Coordinates54°54′01″N 1°23′29″W / 54.90036°N 1.39126°W / 54.90036; -1.39126
Information
TypeAcademy
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
Established1902 (1902)
FoundersSisters of Mercy
Local authoritySunderland City Council
Department for Education URN138054 Tables
OfstedReports
GenderGirls
Age11 to 18
Websitehttp://www.st-anthonys-academy.com/

It was established as a grammar school by the Sisters of Mercy in 1902 and relocated to the current site on Thornhill Terrace in 1939. The school became comprehensive in 1972 and became a voluntary aided school in 1976. The school achieved specialisms in technology in 1999 and languages in 2009, and converted to academy status in 2012.[2]

St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy offers GCSEs and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils, while girls in the sixth form have the option to study from a range of A-levels and further BTECs.[3]

The current head of school is Mrs Catherine Hammill, and the current executive head teacher is Mrs Francesca Craik.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ "St Anthonys Academy". St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy.
  2. ^ "Our History". St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy.
  3. ^ "Sixth Form". St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy.
  4. ^ "Our Leadership Team". St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy. Retrieved 1 October 2022.

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