Secondary schools in Washington
4 secondary 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 Year 7 places in September 2026, families named the 4 schools in Washington first 673 times for 678 places: 0.99 first choices per place, against 0.99 across the Sunderland authority's 18 schools. One of the 4 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, one school here gave its last places on distance: St Robert of Newminster Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Washington, to 3.68 miles.
Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.
- Oxclose Community Academy
- St Robert of Newminster Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Washington
- Biddick Academy
- Washington Academy
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Browse by authority: Sunderland · compare schools side by side · the map. School data: DfE & Ofsted, Open Government Licence v3.0.