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Columbia Grange School

Oxclose Road, Washington, NE38 7NY

Independent

Phase

115

Capacity

5-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

School history and successor

Closed on 30 September 2023 and continues as Columbia Grange School (URN 150096) (opened 1 October 2023). Its page carries this history forward.

Year:

Pupil Demographics

Total Pupils
120
Boys
96 (80%)
Girls
24 (20%)
Capacity
115 (104% full)

Attendance & Absence

2022-23

*Data not available for 2023-24 — showing latest available results

Overall Absence Rate
6.4% nat6.8%
Persistent Absence
16.8% nat18.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Community special school
Religious Character
Does not apply
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Not applicable
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2022-23
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  • White British: 84.2%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 4.2%
  • Asian Bangladeshi: 3.3%
  • White Other: 1.7%
  • Mixed Other: 1.7%
  • Asian Pakistani: 1.7%
  • Asian Other: 1.7%
  • Black Other: 1.7%

84.2%

White British

4.2%

Mixed White & Asian

3.3%

Asian Bangladeshi

Historical Trends

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Contact & Location

Oxclose Road

Washington, North East

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Administrative

URN
134184
UKPRN
10069402
Establishment No.
7001

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