Washington Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Mar 7 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- Unique reference
- 144937
- Address
- Spout Lane, NE37 2AA
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 660 (74% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.7%
- Girls
- 50.3%
- First language not English
- 3.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 55.3%
- Persistent absence
- 40.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 20.9%
White British 91.5%
Other White 2.6%
African 2.4%
Mixed 1.6%
Unclassified 0.8%
Other 0.6%
Indian 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.91
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.5
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 23%
Local authority average 39%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 12%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 33.3
Local authority average 42.9
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 2.65
Local authority average 3.68
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music Studies (General) | Technical Award | 13 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 38 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 5 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 42 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 31 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 43 |
| Biology | GCSE | 20 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 20 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 10 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 15 |
Admissions
Washington Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 78
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 76
- 2nd preference
- 29
- 3rd preference
- 18
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 76
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 139 64 75 |
| Year 8 | 139 70 69 |
| Year 9 | 135 81 54 |
| Year 10 | 93 43 50 |
| Year 11 | 154 70 84 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 68.0% 79.1% 86.5% |
Further education | 60.0% 52.3% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 7.0% 26.0% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.0% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.8% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 14.0% 6.5% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 6.6% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 13.0% 7.1% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.6% 1.0% |