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Biddick Academy

Biddick Lane, Washington, Tyne and Wear, NE38 8AL · URN 139839

Public data summary

5.0

out of 10 · 22 data sources

Coverage 65% · Solid

Record

At a glance

Ofsted: Good
Pupils: 488
Age range: 11–16
Gender: Mixed
Capacity: 1,100
Local authority: Sunderland

Outcomes

Published performance

GCSE Progress 8: -0.25
GCSE Attainment 8: 43.9

Context

Attendance and community

Overall absence: 12.0%
Persistent absence: 33.6%
Free school meals: 21.7%
SEN support: 23.3%
English additional language: 2.1%

Resources

Workforce and funding

Pupil–teacher ratio: 7.0:1
Average class size: 21.0
Staff turnover: 30.1%

Official-data model

Data dimensions

Achievement

6.0

4 contributing signals

Progress

6.3

2 contributing signals

Attendance

3.1

6 contributing signals

Resources

6.1

4 contributing signals

Equity

3.0

6 contributing signals

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