Biddick Academy
Biddick Lane, Washington, NE38 8AL
1,002 pupils · 91% of 1,100 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- NORTH EAST LEARNING TRUST
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- Free school meals
- 30.1%
Ofsted
Strong standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 10 March 2026, published 4 May 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 42.5 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 39% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 59.6% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 46% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.93 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 193 | 180 | 374 | 193 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 220 | 196 | 388 | 214 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 213 | 203 | 415 | 212 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 219 | 238 | 437 | 219 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 221 | 238 | 459 | 221 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 224 | 264 | 464 | 224 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 223 | 212 | 507 | 223 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 221 | 253 | 571 | 221 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St Robert of Newminster Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Washington 0.5 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Oxclose Community Academy 1.8 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Washington Academy 1.9 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy 3.4 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2025)
- Park View School 5.2 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Castle View Enterprise Academy 5.5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.