Biddick Academy
Ofsted: Strong
Score
D54
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Washington, NE38 8AL
- Distance
- 0.5km away
St Robert of Newminster Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Washington
Biddick Lane, Washington, NE38 8AF
Local ranking3rd of 18 secondary schools in Sunderland
Ofsted: Good
Secondary
Phase
1550
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Year:
GCSE Results
2024-25- Average Attainment 8
- 48.9 nat46.0
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 48.8% nat45.4%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 73.2% nat64.8%
- Entering EBacc
- 64.0% nat40.5%
- EBacc APS
- 4.3 nat4.1
- Cohort Size
- 250
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 92.0%
- Continued in education
- 83.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 7.0%
- Employment
- 2.0%
- Not sustained
- 7.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 90.0%
- Higher education
- 54.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 10.0%
- Employment
- 20.0%
- Not sustained
- 7.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25C
Avg A-Level Grade
31.3
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
33.1
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
152
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 18.3% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 29.1
- 16-18 Cohort
- 395
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1588
- Boys
- 831 (52%)
- Girls
- 757 (48%)
- Capacity
- 1550 (102% full)
- SEND
- 11.1%
- FSM Eligible
- 16.9%
- EAL
- 5.4%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 1.9%
- SEN Support
- 9.2%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 16.5:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 96.3
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,434/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 7.8% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 21.2% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 87.8%
- White Other: 2.5%
- Black African: 2.1%
- Asian Other: 1.8%
- Asian Indian: 1.6%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.0%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.9%
- Asian Chinese: 0.6%
87.8%
White British
2.5%
White Other
2.1%
Black African
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 147142
- UKPRN
- 10083667
- Establishment No.
- 4609
- Trust
- BISHOP WILKINSON CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST
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