Washington Academy
Secondary schoolWashington Academy is a secondary school in Sunderland, for pupils aged 11 to 16. It had 627 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 21 April 2026
- Safeguarding
- Met
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Not applicable
- Post-16 provision
- Not applicable
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Washington Academy was 41.0, against 43.6 in Sunderland and 46.2 in England.
37.5% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Sunderland | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 41.0 | 43.6 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 37.5% | 44.7% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 59.6% | 63.6% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 136 | – | – |
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, WashingtonPrimary. Good (overall), November 2023. 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)640 m
- Albany Village Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, February 2023. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)760 m
- Usworth Colliery Nursery SchoolNursery. Good (overall), May 2024930 m
- Usworth Colliery Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, January 2025. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)930 m
- Wessington Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, November 2023. 23% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)980 m
- Barmston Village Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), November 2023. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Sunderland
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).