St Aidan's Catholic Academy Catchment Area
St Aidan's Catholic Academy is an academy converter secondary school in Sunderland , serving pupils aged 11-18, with 992 pupils, and a capacity of 1000 places. The school is operating close to capacity, and catchment area boundaries apply when the school is oversubscribed.
11-18
Age range
992
Pupils
1,000
Capacity
99%
Fill rate
St Aidan's Catholic Academy Catchment Area Information
What is the catchment area for St Aidan's Catholic Academy?
The catchment area for St Aidan's Catholic Academy is the geographic zone Sunderland uses to prioritise admissions when this secondary school receives more applications than it has places. Children living inside the boundary are ranked higher under the oversubscription criteria, after looked-after children and, in most years, faith-based criteria. Sunderland publishes the exact boundary and the last distance offered before each admissions cycle, and the boundary can change year to year.
Admission to St Aidan's Catholic Academy is managed by Sunderland and typically includes both faith criteria and catchment area proximity. The weighting given to each criterion depends on the school's published oversubscription policy, which is reviewed annually.
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The official admissions policy, including the catchment boundary map, is published by Sunderland before each admissions cycle. Always verify your address with the council before submitting an application, as boundaries can change year to year.
Find Sunderland catchment area documents →St Aidan's Catholic Academy: 1000 places, 99% filled: nearing capacity
St Aidan's Catholic Academy has a published admission number of 1000 places. 992 pupils were enrolled in the most recent data, giving a fill rate of 99%. The school is operating close to its limit. In years where applications exceed 1000, Sunderland's admissions team applies distance-based tiebreakers. Families within the school's historical catchment boundary are well placed, but a boundary check with the council is recommended before applying.
The fill-rate figure above reflects overall demand, but the school's intake also varies by community profile. 19.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, below the national average. The school draws primarily from a lower-deprivation part of Sunderland.
To check whether your home address falls within the historical catchment boundary, use the postcode search tool on this site.
Sunderland publishes its full admissions policy, including oversubscription criteria, the previous year's last-distance figures, and the appeals timetable, on the council's official admissions page. Find Sunderland school admissions →
St Aidan's Catholic Academy: School Information
- Full address
- Willowbank Road, Ashbrooke, Sunderland, SR2 7HJ
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- School type
- Academy converter
- Phase of education
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11-18 years
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 19.4% of pupils
- DfE URN
- 139538
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St Aidan's Catholic Academy shares its religious character with these Roman Catholic schools across Sunderland. Faith criteria typically sit alongside catchment distance in each school's admissions policy.
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Nearest secondary schools by distance
These are the secondary schools closest to St Aidan's Catholic Academy by straight-line distance, including ones across a town or council boundary. Distance is not the same as being in catchment: always check each school's own admissions policy for its actual boundary.
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Frequently Asked Questions: St Aidan's Catholic Academy
What is the catchment area for St Aidan's Catholic Academy? ▾
The catchment area for St Aidan's Catholic Academy is the geographic zone Sunderland uses to prioritise admissions when this secondary school receives more applications than it has places. Children living inside the boundary are ranked higher under the oversubscription criteria, after looked-after children and, in most years, faith-based criteria. Sunderland publishes the exact boundary and the last distance offered before each admissions cycle, and the boundary can change year to year.
Is St Aidan's Catholic Academy oversubscribed? ▾
St Aidan's Catholic Academy is operating close to its capacity of 1000 places (99% full). Catchment boundaries are likely to apply when the school is oversubscribed at the next intake.
What is the admissions policy for St Aidan's Catholic Academy? ▾
St Aidan's Catholic Academy uses both faith criteria and catchment area proximity in its admissions policy. The weighting is reviewed annually and published by Sunderland before each admissions cycle.
What age range does St Aidan's Catholic Academy cover? ▾
St Aidan's Catholic Academy is a secondary school in Sunderland, serving pupils aged 11-18. For the latest information, visit the school's website or the DfE Get Information About Schools service.