Oxclose Primary Academy
Brancepeth Road, Washington, NE38 0LA
183 pupils · 87% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- THE LAIDLAW SCHOOLS TRUST
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- Free school meals
- 56.8%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 5 April 2022, published 26 May 2022. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 52% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 11% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.07 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 28 | 30 | 45 | 28 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 29 | 31 | 44 | 29 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 29 | 29 | 44 | 29 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 29 | 28 | 41 | 29 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 25 | 25 | 40 | 25 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 24 | 23 | 44 | 24 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 27 | 26 | 95 | 27 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 22 | 22 | 70 | 22 |
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 John Boste Catholic Primary School, Washington 0.2 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- Holley Park Academy 0.6 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Blackfell Primary School 0.7 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Lambton Primary School 0.8 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Wessington Primary School 1.2 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Biddick Primary School 1.3 km · Good (2019) · 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.