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Academy sponsor led · 854 pupils
66% stayed in education · Attainment 8 31.7
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Washington Academy
- Pupils on roll
- 627of 900 places
- Free school meals
- 58.4%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 90
- Ofsted
- Report card, 21 April 2026Read the Ofsted report
Curriculum and teaching Expected standardAchievement Needs attentionAttendance and behaviour Needs attentionPersonal development and wellbeing Expected standardInclusion Expected standardLeadership and governance Expected standardPost-16 provision Not applicableSafeguarding Met
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Washington School (URN 108865, until 1 September 2017).
What the data says
Washington Academy has no sixth form. Of the 139 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, none moved to a sixth form college, 63% to a further education college and 3% started an apprenticeship.
23% of leavers were not in sustained education, employment or training six months on, compared with 6% nationally.
GCSE results in 2025 were well below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 33.1 against 46.1 across England and 43.3 in Sunderland, with 22% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
As an 11–16 school, Washington Academy is judged on where pupils go at 16 rather than on A level results.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Sunderland and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Washington Academy | Sunderland | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 139 | 3,005 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 73% | 86% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 67% | 76% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 4% | 21% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 0% | — | 13% |
| — further education college | 63% | 53% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 3% | 7% | 3% |
| Employment | 3% | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 23% | 11% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 4% | 3% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Washington Academy | Sunderland | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 33.1 | 43.3 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 22% | 42% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 39% | 61% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 26% | 41% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.90 | 3.81 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 57% | 36% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 28.6 | 33.1 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 39.0 | 49.1 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 6% | 6% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 90 | 100% | 89% | 7% | 20% | 53% |
| Mathematics | 90 | 100% | 88% | 6% | 22% | 42% |
| English Literature | 90 | 100% | 86% | 7% | 21% | 48% |
| Combined Science | 83 | 92% | 65% | 1% | 9% | 30% |
| Geography | 47 | 52% | 41% | 4% | 25% | 34% |
| History | 41 | 46% | 41% | 24% | 26% | 63% |
| Spanish | 24 | 27% | 19% | 13% | 27% | 46% |
| Computer Science | 11 | 12% | 13% | 18% | 30% | 45% |
| Art and Design | 10 | 11% | 7% | 10% | 24% | 80% |
| Physics | 6 | 7% | 23% | 67% | 46% | 100% |
| Biology | 6 | 7% | 23% | 83% | 45% | 100% |
| Chemistry | 6 | 7% | 23% | 67% | 47% | 100% |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 24 | — | — |
| Sports Studies | 20 | — | — |
| Health Studies | 14 | — | — |
| Small Business Management | 13 | — | — |
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | 8 | — | — |
| Music performance: Group | 7 | — | — |
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.