| St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy | |
| Type: | Academy |
| Religious Affiliation: | Roman Catholic |
| Founders: | Sisters of Mercy |
| Address: | Thornhill Terrace |
| City: | Sunderland |
| Postcode: | SR2 7JN |
| County: | Tyne and Wear |
| Country: | England |
| Coordinates: | 54.9004°N -1.3913°W |
| Local Authority: | Sunderland City Council |
| Dfeno: | 394/4610 |
| Urn: | 138054 |
| Ofsted: | yes |
| Gender: | Girls |
| Lower Age: | 11 |
| Upper Age: | 18 |
| Website: | http://www.st-anthonys-academy.com/ |
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]
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]