St Robert of Newminster Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Washington

State-Funded School

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North EastRegion

SunderlandLocal Authority

Washington and Gateshead SouthConstituency

NE38 8AFPostcode

7.1

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

St Robert of Newminster Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Washington is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Sunderland, North East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,527 pupils. St Robert of Newminster Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Washington is part of BISHOP WILKINSON CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 48.9
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 48.8%
EBacc average point score: 4.35

Ethnicity

White

90%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,527

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

17%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 1,527
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: BISHOP WILKINSON CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 11 October 2023. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
29 Mar 2012	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.