Historic churches Β· North East England
St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy
In or near Sunderland.
St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy in England North East, United Kingdom.

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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 minβ1 h
- Nearest railway station
- University Β· 0.3 km
- Free entry
Getting there & planning your visit
St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy is located in Sunderland, with the postcode SR2 7JN. The nearest railway station is University, which is 0.3 km away. Entry to the academy is free.
About
St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom β drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Official information
St. Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy is a Catholic school for girls aged 11-18, providing high-quality education rooted in the Mercy tradition. The academy has been educating young women in Sunderland for 120 years and offers various events and opportunities for its students.
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 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. 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. 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. The current head of school is Mrs Catherine Hammill, and the current executive head teacher is Mrs Francesca Craik.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 54.9004, -1.3913
- District
- Sunderland
- Parish
- Sunderland, unparished area
- Postcode
- SR2 7JN
- Parliamentary constituency
- Sunderland Central
- Established
- 1902
- Nearest railway station
- University β 0.3 km
- Official site
- www.st-anthonys-academy.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q19894584 (CC0)
- wikipedia: St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy?
- St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode SR2 7JN), in the parish of Sunderland, unparished area.
- What is St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy?
- St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy?
- The nearest railway station is University, about 0.3 km away. Drivers can use postcode SR2 7JN.
- When was St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy built?
- Built or established in 1902.
- Is St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy a protected site?
- Yes β St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy is part of the Durham Coast SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy free to visit?
- Yes, St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy is free to enter.
- How do I get to St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy?
- The nearest railway station is University, about 0.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SR2 7JN.