Biddick Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Washington, Sunderland
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
4.699 miles
Published by Sunderland City Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2025 figure 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Biddick Academy is a secondary school in Washington, Sunderland for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Sunderland has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2025 to 2026 entry.
Biddick Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 4.699 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- 2024/25 results: 39% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), 5th highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Sunderland.
- Year 7 2026 drew 180 first-choice applications for 193 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 13 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- The Year 7 2026 last distance offered was 4.699 miles, the 4th longest of 16 Sunderland secondary schools with a published last distance; the middle figure was 3.48 miles.
- The share of pupils counted for free school meals is 30.1%, against a middle figure of 46.9% across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Sunderland.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Sunderland schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Biddick Lane, Washington, NE38 8AL
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Sunderland
- Pupils on roll
- 1,002 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 30.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 10 March 2026
Strengths
- “This is a calm, ambitious and welcoming school where pupils feel safe, known and valued.”
- “One pupil, speaking for many, said, ‘This is a really supportive school.”
- “Teachers will help you as much as they can.’”
To improve
- “When leaders raised expectations, suspensions rose for a short time.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 5 May 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 39% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 42.5 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 180 first-preference applications, 193 offers in total, 180 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Sunderland.
- St Robert of Newminster Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Washington 0.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Oxclose Community Academy 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Washington Academy 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Castle View Enterprise Academy 3.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Sandhill View Academy 3.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Farringdon Community Academy 3.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Kepier 4.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Red House Academy 4.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published