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
Thornhill Terrace

, ,
SR2 7JN

Coordinates54.90036°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

  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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