Oxclose Community Academy is a secondary school located in Washington. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 02/12/2010. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.1%, which is 1.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Dilston Close, Washington, NE38 0LN
Website: http://www.oxclose.net/
Telephone: 01914195120
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Sunderland
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Paula Hegarty
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 138923

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 02/12/2010

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1050
Number of Pupils: 1124
Number of Boys: 597
Number of Girls: 527

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.3% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.2 Confidence interval -0.37 to -0.03
Of the 221 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 220 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:36%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:90%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:39%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:45.9
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.76
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Oxclose Nursery School
Brancepeth Road , Oxclose NE38 0LA 		4out of 4 186 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Usworth Colliery Nursery School
Manor Road , Sulgrave NE37 3BL 		3out of 4 3,197 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Oxclose Primary Academy
Brancepeth Road , Oxclose NE38 0LA 		3out of 4 229 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
St John Boste Catholic Primary School
Castle Road , Oxclose Village NE38 0HL 		3out of 4 455 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Holley Park Academy
Ayton Road , Oxclose NE38 0LR 		3out of 4 471 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Lambton Primary School
Caradoc Close , Lambton Village NE38 0PL 		3out of 4 722 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Blackfell Primary School
Knoulberry , Blackfell NE37 1HA 		3out of 4 893 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Oxclose Community Academy
Dilston Close , Oxclose Village NE38 0LN 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy
Birtley Lane , Birtley DH3 2LP 		2out of 4 1,799 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Biddick Academy
Biddick Lane , NE38 8AL 		2out of 4 1,989 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Robert of Newminster Catholic School and Sixth Form College
Biddick Lane , NE38 8AF 		3out of 4 2,011 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Washington Academy
Spout Lane , NE37 2AA 		1out of 4 2,223 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Columbia Grange School
Oxclose Road , NE38 7NY 		4out of 4 2,478 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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