Washington Academy
Academy converter in Washington, Sunderland.
School details
| Phase | Secondary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy converter |
| Age range | 11 to 16 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 627 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 900 |
| Free school meals | 58.40% |
| Trust or sponsor | CONSILIUM ACADEMIES |
| Local authority | Sunderland |
| Address | Spout Lane, Washington, Tyne and Wear, NE37 2AA |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | http://www.washingtonacademy.co.uk/ |
| Telephone | 01915804956 |
| URN | 144937 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 21 April 2026, published 8 June 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 6 March 2024, published 29 April 2024:
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
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Nearby schools
- Biddick Academy (secondary school, about 1.9 km)
- Oxclose Community Academy (secondary school, about 2.0 km)
- St Robert of Newminster Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Washington (secondary school, about 2.4 km)
- Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy (secondary school, about 3.6 km)
- Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead (secondary school, about 4.4 km)
- XP Gateshead (secondary school, about 4.7 km)
- Heworth Grange School (secondary school, about 4.7 km)
- Castle View Enterprise Academy (secondary school, about 4.9 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.