Washington Academy

State-Funded School

washington-academy-sunderland-north-east

North EastRegion

SunderlandLocal Authority

Washington and Gateshead SouthConstituency

NE37 2AAPostcode

0.1

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Washington Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Sunderland, North East.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 627 pupils. Washington Academy is part of CONSILIUM ACADEMIES.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 21 Apr 2026 · published 8 Jun 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 33.1
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 22.2%
EBacc average point score: 2.9

Ethnicity

White

92%

Asian

<1%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

627

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

58%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 627
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: CONSILIUM ACADEMIES

Inspection history

3 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
29 Apr 2024	Good	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Requires improvement
30 Sept 2021	Good	Requires improvement	Good	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
19 May 2019	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Inadequate

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.