Secondary
Biddick Academy
Biddick Lane, Washington, NE38 8AL
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 1002 of 1100 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.2
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Trust
- NORTH EAST LEARNING TRUST
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 69.7
- All staff (FTE)
- 95.6
- Pupils per adult
- 11.8
- Pupils
- 1,131
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected March 2026
- AchievementExpected standard
- Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- InclusionStrong standard
- Leadership and governanceStrong standard
- Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections2
November 2021
Previous framework
Good
Safeguarding: met
- Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationGood
May 2018
Previous framework
Requires improvement
- Leadership and governanceRequires improvement
GCSE results
39%
4 points above the Washington average (35% across 4 schools)
42.5
0.9 above the Washington average (41.6 across 4 schools)
2nd of 4 by our score, among the secondary schools in Washington we can score - see them all. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 42.5 |
| EBacc average point score | 3.72 |
| Entered the EBacc | 46% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 60% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 39% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 43% |
| 22/23 | 36% |
| 23/24 | 46% |
| 24/25 | 39% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | -0.33 |
| 22/23 | -0.47 |
| 23/24 | -0.25 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 47.4 |
| 22/23 | 42.5 |
| 23/24 | 43.9 |
| 24/25 | 42.5 |
Biddick Lane, Washington, NE38 8AL
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Sunderland admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Kate Morris
- Address
- Biddick Lane, Washington, NE38 8AL
- Telephone
- 01915111600