St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy
Academy in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England
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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 | |
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| Location | |
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Thornhill Terrace , , SR2 7JN | |
| Coordinates | 54.90036°N 1.39126°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Academy |
Religious affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1902 |
| Founders | Sisters of Mercy |
Local authority | Sunderland City Council |
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| Ofsted | Reports |
| Gender | Girls |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Website | http://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]
