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Washington Academy

Spout Lane, Washington, Tyne and Wear, NE37 2AA · URN 144937

Public data summary

4.0

out of 10 · 22 data sources

Coverage 65% · Solid

Record

At a glance

Ofsted: Requires Improvement
Pupils: 297
Age range: 11–16
Gender: Mixed
Capacity: 900
Local authority: Sunderland

Outcomes

Published performance

GCSE Progress 8: -0.99
GCSE Attainment 8: 30.9

Context

Attendance and community

Overall absence: 14.6%
Persistent absence: 43.0%
Free school meals: 38.6%
SEN support: 30.0%
English additional language: 3.7%

Resources

Workforce and funding

Pupil–teacher ratio: 6.8:1
Average class size: 17.7
Staff turnover: 18.2%

Official-data model

Data dimensions

Achievement

3.7

4 contributing signals

Progress

3.1

2 contributing signals

Attendance

2.9

6 contributing signals

Resources

6.8

4 contributing signals

Equity

3.8

6 contributing signals

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Official website

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