Biddick Academy
Academy · Year 7–Year 11 · 1,002 pupils
St Robert of Newminster Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Washington
Biddick Lane, Washington NE38 8AF
Year groups
Year 7–Year 13
Secondary
Pupils
1,527
On roll
Ages
11–18
Capacity 1,550
Local authority
Sunderland
Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust
Schola Grade 6
GCSE-style grade (9–1) · compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other state-funded secondary schools in England; the line marks the middle. Data: key stage 2 tests, GCSE results (Attainment 8) and persistent absence, 2024/25 (Department for Education).
About St Robert of Newminster Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Washington
St Robert of Newminster Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Washington is a secondary academy in Washington, Sunderland, for pupils aged 11–18 (Year 7–Year 13). It is part of Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust.
It has 1,527 pupils on roll and room for 1,550. It has a sixth form. Religious character: Roman Catholic. Its Schola Grade is 6 on the GCSE-style 9–1 scale, compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England.
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Academy · What this means
- Level
- Secondary
- Year groups
- Year 7–Year 13
- Ages
- 11–18
- Official type
- Academy converter
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Pupils on roll
- 1,527
- Capacity
- 1,550 pupils
- Free school meals
- 18.10% of pupils eligible
- Academy trust
- Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- Nation
- England
- URN
- 147142
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