Washington Academy is a secondary school located in Washington. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's quality of education and management effectiveness are requires improvement, overall effectiveness and outcomes for pupils are inadequate. The school inspection was carried out on 03/04/2019. The overall pupil absence from this school is 10.1%, which is 6.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Spout Lane, Washington, NE37 2AA
Website: http://www.washingtonacademy.co.uk/
Telephone: 01915804956
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Sunderland
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Susan Hamilton
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 144937

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 03/04/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 900
Number of Pupils: 633
Number of Boys: 298
Number of Girls: 335

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 10.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 27.5% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average: -0.56 Confidence interval -0.81 to -0.32
Of the 104 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 103 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:20%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:84%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:18%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:34.3
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:2.82
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Usworth Colliery Nursery School
Manor Road , Sulgrave NE37 3BL 		3out of 4 1,013 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Oxclose Nursery School
Brancepeth Road , Oxclose NE38 0LA 		4out of 4 2,044 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Village Lane , NE38 7HU 		3out of 4 704 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Albany Village Primary School
Crossgill , Albany NE37 1UA 		3out of 4 832 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Usworth Colliery Primary School
Manor Road , Sulgrave NE37 3BL 		2out of 4 1,013 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Wessington Primary School
Lanercost , NE38 7PY 		3out of 4 1,067 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Barmston Village Primary School
Barmston Centre , NE38 8JA 		3out of 4 1,322 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Washington Academy
Spout Lane , NE37 2AA 		1out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Biddick Academy
Biddick Lane , NE38 8AL 		2out of 4 2,111 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Oxclose Community Academy
Dilston Close , Oxclose Village NE38 0LN 		3out of 4 2,223 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 2,567 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 2,005 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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