St Robert of Newminster Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Washington
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Washington, Sunderland
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
3.681 miles
Published by Sunderland City Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2025 figure 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St Robert of Newminster Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Washington is a secondary school in Washington, Sunderland for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 11 October 2023. Sunderland has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2025 to 2026 entry.
St Robert of Newminster Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Washington 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 | 3.681 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
- The last child offered a Year 7 place in 2026 lived 3.681 miles away, the 5th longest of 16 Sunderland secondary schools with a published last distance.
- Year 7 2026 saw 230 first-choice applications for 209 offers; 202 offers went to first-choice families and 28 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 49% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), 3rd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Sunderland.
- At A level in 2024/25 the average grade was C (England B-), and progress from GCSE to A level was below average.
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 8AF
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Sunderland
- Pupils on roll
- 1,527 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 16.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 11 October 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils at St Robert of Newminster School achieve well.”
- “This is because the school has high expectations for the quality of education pupils receive.”
- “There is a strong culture of positive relationships.”
To improve
- “However, some aspects of this monitoring lack precision.”
- “This means that some support strategies are not closely matched to pupils’ specific SEND needs.”
- “However, for some pupils, including those with SEND, the number of suspensions increased following the pandemic.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 23 November 2023 (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) | 49% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 48.9 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C | B- |
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: 230 first-preference applications, 209 offers in total, 202 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.
- Biddick Academy 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Oxclose Community Academy 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Washington Academy 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Castle View Enterprise Academy 3.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Sandhill View Academy 3.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Kepier 3.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Farringdon Community Academy 3.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Red House Academy 4.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published