Secondary
Washington Academy
Spout Lane, Washington, NE37 2AA
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 627 of 900 places
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- SEN provision
- MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Trust
- CONSILIUM ACADEMIES
Ofsted
Last inspected April 2026
- AchievementNeeds attention
- Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- InclusionExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
March 2024
Previous framework
Requires improvement
Safeguarding: met
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationRequires improvement
GCSE results
22%
33.1
4th 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 | 33.1 |
| EBacc average point score | 2.9 |
| Entered the EBacc | 26% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 39% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 22% |
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 | 26% |
| 22/23 | 12% |
| 23/24 | 16% |
| 24/25 | 22% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | -0.63 |
| 22/23 | -0.91 |
| 23/24 | -0.99 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 39.2 |
| 22/23 | 33.3 |
| 23/24 | 30.9 |
| 24/25 | 33.1 |
Spout Lane, Washington, NE37 2AA
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
- Executive Head Teacher
- Victoria Carter
- Address
- Spout Lane, Washington, NE37 2AA
- Telephone
- 01915804956