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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 11 October 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 7 March 2012Graded inspection: Good · as St Robert of Newminster Roman Catholic School, URN 108870
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry462 applications · 209 places offered · 230 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 2.2; Sunderland median median 1.5
- 2025 2.2; Sunderland median median 1.5
- 2024 2.1; Sunderland median median 1.6
- 2023 2.5; Sunderland median median 1.4
- 2022 2.5; Sunderland median median 1.4
- 2021 2.7; Sunderland median median 1.5
- 2020 2.3; Sunderland median median 1.9
- 2019 2.6; Sunderland median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2018 2.6; Sunderland median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2017 2.4; Sunderland median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2016 2.5; Sunderland median median 1.7; as the previous school
- 2015 2.3; Sunderland median median 1.7; as the previous school
- 2014 2.3; Sunderland median median 1.6; as the previous school
- This school
- Sunderland median
Dashed bars: as St Robert of Newminster Roman Catholic School (URN 108870), the previous school.
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 209 | 462 | 2.2 | 230 | 1.10 |
| Sep 2025 | 206 | 455 | 2.2 | 242 | 1.17 |
| Sep 2024 | 225 | 480 | 2.1 | 239 | 1.06 |
| Sep 2023 | 206 | 511 | 2.5 | 256 | 1.24 |
| Sep 2022 | 204 | 504 | 2.5 | 271 | 1.33 |
| Sep 2021 | 210 | 573 | 2.7 | 322 | 1.53 |
| Sep 2020 | 265 | 603 | 2.3 | 325 | 1.23 |
| Sep 2019 * | 247 | 639 | 2.6 | 306 | 1.24 |
| Sep 2018 * | 218 | 570 | 2.6 | 271 | 1.24 |
| Sep 2017 * | 217 | 516 | 2.4 | 255 | 1.18 |
| Sep 2016 * | 207 | 524 | 2.5 | 262 | 1.27 |
| Sep 2015 * | 207 | 481 | 2.3 | 251 | 1.21 |
| Sep 2014 * | 205 | 477 | 2.3 | 229 | 1.12 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 237 | 44.8 | 42% | 67% | – |
| 2024/25 | 250 | 48.9 | 49% | 73% | – |
| 2023/24 | 234 | 52.0 | 56% | 76% | +0.13 |
| 2022/23 | 220 | 50.6 | 56% | 75% | +0.04 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- St Robert of Newminster Catholic School and Sixth Form College, WashingtonThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20232.2applications per place 44.8Attainment 8
- 0.5 km · Sunderland20261.9applications per place 48.2Attainment 8
- 1.8 km · SunderlandGraded · no overall grade20241.7applications per place 42.7Attainment 8
- 2.4 km · Sunderland20261.4applications per place 41.0Attainment 8
- 3.2 km · Gateshead20251.8applications per place 45.2Attainment 8
- 4.8 km · County DurhamGraded · no overall grade20252.1applications per place 46.8Attainment 8
- 5.1 km · SunderlandGood20221.2applications per place 29.1Attainment 8
- 5.5 km · SunderlandGood20231.9applications per place 40.8Attainment 8
- 5.9 km · SunderlandGood20231.2applications per place 43.1Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 147142 · 394/4609
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Capacity
- 1,550 pupils · 1,527 on roll
- Free school meals
- 18.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 July 2019
- Replaced
- St Robert of Newminster Roman Catholic School (URN 108870)
- Address
- Biddick Lane, Washington, NE38 8AF
- Local authority
- Sunderland
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources