Historic churches · North East England
St Aidan's Catholic Academy
In or near Sunderland.
St Aidan's Catholic Academy in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Park Lane · 1.1 km
- Free entry
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
St Aidan's Catholic Academy is located in Sunderland, with the nearest railway station being Park Lane, approximately 1.1 km away. Entry is free, but wheelchair accessibility is limited. The postcode for sat-nav is SR2 7HJ.
About
St Aidan's Catholic Academy is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Official information
St. Aidan's Catholic Academy is a Catholic learning community that emphasizes the values of hard work, trust, and fairness. Established in 1928, it has a rich history and aims to provide students with opportunities to flourish in a supportive environment.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Durham Coast SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
St Aidan's Catholic Academy (formerly St Aidan's Catholic School) is a Roman Catholic boys' secondary school and sixth form with academy status, situated in the Ashbrooke area of Sunderland. It caters for boys from ages 11 to 18, providing GCSE and A Level and BTEC qualifications as part of its teaching programme. The school was founded by the Christian Brothers, and is coupled with St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy, its sister school which is located nearby. It is also twinned with St Joseph's Agricultural School In Blama, Sierra Leone.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
Canon Smith, then parish priest of St Mary’s in Sunderland, founded St Mary's Grammar School at Bede Towers in 1928/29. The building on Burdon Road is a villa in Italianate style originally the home of Mayor John Moore. Records show the first schoolmaster, Mr J Goundry, was a layman. The Jesuits took over the running of the school in 1935 – two years after taking on Ashbrooke Hall as a retreat for local Catholic men and renaming it Corby Hall. Ashbrooke Hall, in Ashbrooke Road, had originally been built for glassmaker James Hartley in 1864 by architect Thomas Moore, whose masterpiece was Monkwearmouth Station. It later became the home of the Short shipbuilding family, before being taken…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.8930, -1.3884
- District
- Sunderland
- Parish
- Sunderland, unparished area
- Postcode
- SR2 7HJ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Sunderland Central
- Established
- 2013
- Nearest railway station
- Park Lane — 1.1 km
- Official site
- www.staidanscatholicacademy.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q7592231 (CC0)
- wikipedia: St Aidan's Catholic Academy (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St Aidan's Catholic Academy?
- St Aidan's Catholic Academy is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode SR2 7HJ), in the parish of Sunderland, unparished area.
- What is St Aidan's Catholic Academy?
- St Aidan's Catholic Academy in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to St Aidan's Catholic Academy?
- The nearest railway station is Park Lane, about 1.1 km away. Drivers can use postcode SR2 7HJ.
- When was St Aidan's Catholic Academy built?
- Built or established in 2013.
- Is St Aidan's Catholic Academy a protected site?
- Yes — St Aidan's Catholic Academy is part of the Durham Coast SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is St Aidan's Catholic Academy free to visit?
- Yes, St Aidan's Catholic Academy is free to enter.
- How do I get to St Aidan's Catholic Academy?
- The nearest railway station is Park Lane, about 1.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SR2 7HJ.