Primary schools in Washington
17 primary schools in Washington, sorted by latest Ofsted grade. Grades come from two inspection systems; each school page states which, and the guide explains the difference. A grade shown with a year, like "Good (2019)", is the last one Ofsted published for that school and sorts below current grades. We don't invent rankings.
Washington in figures
For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 17 schools in Washington first 483 times for 473 places: 1.02 first choices per place, against 1.00 across the Sunderland authority's 76 schools. 3 of the 17 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 3 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 1.74 miles (Fatfield Academy) to 2.08 miles (Rickleton Primary School).
Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.
- Rickleton Primary School
- St John Boste Catholic Primary School, Washington
- Albany Village Primary School
- Barmston Village Primary School
- Biddick Primary School
- Fatfield Academy
- Holley Park Academy
- Lambton Primary School
- Marlborough Primary School
- St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Washington
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Washington
- Usworth Colliery Primary School
- Wessington Primary School
- Blackfell Primary School
- Oxclose Primary Academy
- John F Kennedy Primary School
- George Washington Primary School
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Browse by authority: Sunderland · compare schools side by side · the map. School data: DfE & Ofsted, Open Government Licence v3.0.