57%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
31%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
41.8
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
38%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
750.7
EBacc APS · 2024/25
1,078
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
31%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Not judged
Ofsted inspection · 19/11/2024
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySunderland
PhaseSecondary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio15.7:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen
Overview of Oxclose Community Academy · Secondary · Sunderland
Part ofTHE LAIDLAW SCHOOLS TRUST
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
57%
+3pp
68%61%54%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 57%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
31%
+0pp
39%35%31%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 31%
Attainment 8
41.8
+0.9
45.943.440.9
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 41.8
EBacc entry
38%
+2pp
38%29%20%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 38%
EBacc APS
750.7
-55.6
850.2800.5750.7
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 750.7
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
1,078
Pupil : teacher ratio
15.7
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
38%
SEN
24%
Overall absence
11%
Persistent absence
31%
Contact
Address
Dilston Close, Oxclose Village, Washington, NE38 0LN
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 | 57% | 31% | 41.8 | Not applicable | 38% | 750.7 | 38% | 1,078 |
| 2023/24 | 54% | 31% | 40.9 | -0.37 | 36% | 806.4 | 36% | 1,113 |
| 2022/23 | 61% | 39% | 45.9 | -0.02 | 29% | 850.2 | 29% | 1,122 |
| 2021/22 | 62% | 36% | 45.7 | -0.50 | 20% | 802.0 | 20% | 1,138 |
| 2018/19 | 68% | 39% | 45.9 | -0.20 | 36% | 830.7 | 43% | 1,096 |
| 2017/18 | 51% | 27% | 41.8 | -0.21 | 47% | 650.1 | 49% | 1,057 |
| 2016/17 | 58% | 33% | 46.4 | +0.02 | 43% | — | 54% | 1,049 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 1,078 | 16.4 | 24% | 2% | 38% | 11% | 31% |
| 2023/24 | 1,113 | 16.6 | 21% | 1% | 37% | 10% | 32% |
| 2022/23 | 1,122 | 16.8 | 21% | 1% | 33% | 9% | 25% |
| 2021/22 | 1,138 | 17.1 | 20% | 1% | 33% | 11% | 36% |
| 2020/21 | 1,124 | 16.8 | 19% | 1% | 34% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 1,096 | 16.0 | 17% | 1% | 32% | 5% | 11% |
| 2017/18 | 1,057 | 16.4 | 15% | 1% | 35% | 5% | 12% |
| 2016/17 | 1,049 | 15.4 | 13% | 1% | 34% | 5% | 12% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.