Biddick Academy
Ofsted: Strong
Score
C57
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Washington, NE38 8AL
- Distance
- 1.9km away
Washington Academy
Spout Lane, Washington, NE37 2AA
Local ranking16th of 18 secondary schools in Sunderland
Ofsted: ExpectedUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
900
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 21 April 2026. Figures last updated .
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Curriculum & teaching
- Expected standard
- Attendance & behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership & governance
- Expected standard
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 41.0 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 37.5% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 59.6% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 136
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 73.0%
- Continued in education
- 67.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 3.0%
- Employment
- 3.0%
- Not sustained
- 23.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 594
- Boys
- 327 (52%)
- Girls
- 300 (48%)
- Capacity
- 900 (70% full)
- SEND
- 30.0%
- FSM Eligible
- 55.7%
- EAL
- 3.7%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 6.9%
- SEN Support
- 23.1%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 14.2:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 41.8
- Budget per Pupil
- £9,236/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 13.0% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 37.4% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 91.0%
- Black African: 3.9%
- White Other: 2.0%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.7%
- Mixed Other: 0.7%
- Mixed White & Asian: 0.3%
- Asian Chinese: 0.3%
- Other: 0.3%
91.0%
White British
3.9%
Black African
2.0%
White Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Spout Lane
Washington, North East
Administrative
- URN
- 144937
- UKPRN
- 10065079
- Establishment No.
- 4065
- Trust
- CONSILIUM ACADEMIES
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