Washington Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Mar 6 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
- 594 (74% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.0%
- Girls
- 50.0%
- First language not English
- 3.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 55.7%
- Persistent absence
- 35.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 23.1%
White British 90.4%
African 3.9%
Other White 2%
Mixed 1.9%
Unclassified 0.7%
Chinese 0.3%
Other 0.3%
Indian 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 26%
Local authority average 41%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 22%
Local authority average 41%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 33.1
Local authority average 43.2
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 2.9
Local authority average 3.8
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 13 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 14 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 7 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 10 |
| Biology | GCSE | 6 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 6 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 11 |
| English Language | GCSE | 90 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 90 |
| Geography | GCSE | 47 |
Admissions
Washington Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 102
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 98
- 2nd preference
- 31
- 3rd preference
- 17
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 98
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 17.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 81 38 43 |
| Year 8 | 144 65 79 |
| Year 9 | 142 71 71 |
| Year 10 | 136 81 55 |
| Year 11 | 91 42 49 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 67.0% 75.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 63.0% 53.6% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 4.0% 21.2% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% SP 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 2.9% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 7.5% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 23.0% 11.2% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 3.2% 3.0% |