60%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
39%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
42.5
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
46%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
792.5
EBacc APS · 2024/25
1,069
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
29%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 17/11/2021
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySunderland
PhaseSecondary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio16.1:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen
Overview of Biddick Academy · Secondary · Sunderland
Part ofNORTH EAST LEARNING TRUST
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
60%
-6pp
65%61%56%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 60%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
39%
-7pp
46%40%34%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 39%
Attainment 8
42.5
-1.4
47.445.042.5
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 42.5
EBacc entry
46%
+18pp
46%31%16%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 46%
EBacc APS
792.5
-56.2
848.7820.6792.5
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 792.5
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
1,069
Pupil : teacher ratio
16.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
31%
SEN
23%
Overall absence
10%
Persistent absence
29%
Contact
Address
Biddick Lane, Washington, NE38 8AL
Local authority
Sunderland
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 60% | 39% | 42.5 | Not applicable | 46% | 792.5 | 46% | 1,069 |
| 2023/24 | 65% | 46% | 43.9 | -0.25 | 28% | 848.7 | 29% | 1,131 |
| 2022/23 | 58% | 36% | 42.5 | -0.47 | 16% | 811.0 | 16% | 1,138 |
| 2021/22 | 62% | 43% | 47.4 | -0.33 | 23% | 837.5 | 23% | 1,126 |
| 2018/19 | 56% | 34% | 43.6 | -0.33 | 40% | 807.5 | 40% | 1,094 |
| 2017/18 | 65% | 37% | 45.1 | -0.32 | 33% | 820.7 | 33% | 1,086 |
| 2016/17 | 56% | 36% | 45.1 | -0.15 | 42% | — | 44% | 1,083 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 1,069 | 16.8 | 23% | 2% | 31% | 10% | 29% |
| 2023/24 | 1,131 | 16.5 | 22% | 2% | 30% | 12% | 34% |
| 2022/23 | 1,138 | 15.6 | 21% | 1% | 30% | 11% | 30% |
| 2021/22 | 1,126 | 16.7 | 19% | 1% | 29% | 11% | 32% |
| 2020/21 | 1,111 | 16.1 | 17% | 1% | 28% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 1,094 | 14.2 | 20% | 1% | 32% | 6% | 16% |
| 2017/18 | 1,086 | 13.9 | 18% | 1% | 31% | 6% | 14% |
| 2016/17 | 1,083 | 14.0 | 13% | 1% | 30% | 5% | 12% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.