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Biddick Academy

Secondary Academy school in Washington NE38 8AL

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  • School Reference Number: 139839
  • Address: Biddick Lane, Washington NE38 8AL
  • Headteacher: Miss Kate Morris
  • Telephone: 0191 511 1600
  • Website: biddickacademy.com
  • Managing Organisation: North East Learning Trust
  • Type: Academies
  • Sub-Type: Academy converter
  • Phase: Secondary
  • Pupil Capacity: 1,100
  • Local Education Authority: Sunderland
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 11 to 16
  • Admissions Policy: Non-selective
  • Active From: July 2013* (Academy Converter)

* Active From and To dates don't necessarily mean that a school opened or closed on those dates. Schools are allocated a new Reference Number when they change status in any way, for example when a local authority school converts to an academy or when schools are combined or merged.

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Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 17/11/2021

Rating published on 03/02/2022

Overall effectiveness: Good

Quality of education: Good

Behaviour and attitudes: Requires Improvement

Personal development: Good

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Good

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
17 November 2021 4 February 2022 School inspection Good
2 March 2021 23 April 2021 Monitoring visit
8 March 2019 3 April 2019 Monitoring visit
16 May 2018 18 June 2018 Full inspection Requires Improvement
10 May 2016 1 June 2016 Full inspection Requires Improvement
4 July 2013 5 July 2013 Academy conversion letter

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Information on this page is sumarised from two sources: EduBase, which is the government database of schools in England and Wales, and Ofsted, which is responsible for inspecting schools and educational establishments in England. You can view the full, unedited data from these providers below. Ofsted data will only be available for currently active registrations and recently closed registrations.

Unique Reference Number139839
Local Authority Code394
Local Authority NameSunderland
Establishment Number4067
School / College NameBiddick Academy
Establishment Type Code34
Establishment typeAcademy converter
Establishment Type Group Code10
Establishment Type GroupAcademies
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code10
Reason establishment openedAcademy Converter
Open date01-07-2013
Reason Establishment Closed Code99
Reason establishment closed
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 4
Phase of educationSecondary
Age range Low11
Age range High16
Boarders Code1
BoardersNo boarders
Nursery provisionNo Nursery Classes
Official Sixth Form Code2
Official sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code00
Religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Diocese Code0000
DioceseNot applicable
Admissions Policy Code4
Admissons policyNon-selective
School capacity1,100
Special Classes Code2
Special classesNo Special Classes
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils1,131
Number of Boys602
Number of Girls529
Percentage Free School Meals29.30
Trust School Flag Code3
Trust School Flag Supported by a multi-academy trust
Trusts Code4516
Academy trust or TrustNORTH EAST LEARNING TRUST
School Sponsor FlagLinked to a sponsor
Academy sponsorNorth East Learning Trust
Federation FlagNot applicable
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10042218
FEHE Identifier
Further education typeNot applicable
Last Changed Date24-01-2025
StreetBiddick Lane
Locality
Address3
TownWashington
County (name)Tyne and Wear
PostcodeNE38 8AL
Websitehttp://www.biddickacademy.com/
Telephone01915111600
Headteacher/Principal titleMiss
Headteacher/Principal first nameKate
Headteacher/Principal last nameMorris
Headteacher/Principal Job TitleHeadteacher
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionNot applicable
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provisionNot applicable
SEN facilitiesNot applicable
Pupils with EBDNot applicable
Number of places
Full time provision
Pupils educated by other providersNot applicable
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provisionResourced provision
Resourced provision number on roll36
Resourced provision capacity35
SEN unit number on roll
SEN unit capacity
Government Office Region CodeA
Government Office RegionNorth East
District CodeE08000024
DistrictSunderland
Ward CodeE05001173
WardWashington Central
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001567
Parliamentary ConstituencyWashington and Gateshead South
Urban/Rural CodeA1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
GSS LA CodeE08000024
Easting430999
Northing555287
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)Sunderland 019
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)Sunderland 019A
Inspectorate Name
Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Boarding Establishment
Proprietor's Name
Previous Local Authority Code999
Previous local authority
Previous establishment number
Country
UPRN45065351
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02001809
LSOA CodeE01008843
Free School Meals331
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN139839
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/139839
LAESTAB3944067
School nameBiddick Academy
Ofsted phaseSecondary
Type of educationAcademy Converter
School open date01/07/2013
Admissions policyNon-selective
Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Designated religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Faith groupingNon-faith
Ofsted regionNorth East, Yorkshire and the Humber
RegionNorth East
Local authoritySunderland
Parliamentary constituencyWashington and Gateshead South
Multi-academy trust UID4516
Multi-academy trust nameNorth East Learning Trust
Academy sponsor UID5027
Academy sponsor nameNorth East Learning Trust
PostcodeNE38 8AL
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile4
Total number of pupils1,131
Statutory lowest age11
Statutory highest age16
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspectionN/A
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?N/A
URN at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspectionN/A
Date of latest ungraded inspectionN/A
Ungraded inspection publication dateN/A
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?N/A
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeN/A
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspectionN/A
Inspection number of latest graded inspection10200713
Inspection typeRequires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Inspection type groupingRequires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Event type groupingSchools - S5
Inspection start date17/11/2021
Publication date03/02/2022
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of latest graded inspection139839
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection3944067
School name at time of latest graded inspectionBiddick Academy
School type at time of latest graded inspectionAcademy Converter
Current school type used for chart C6Academy converter
Overall effectivenessGood
Category of concernN/A
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesRequires Improvement
Personal developmentGood
Effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Safeguarding is effective?Yes
Early years provisionN/A
Sixth form provisionN/A
Previous inspection number10048303
Previous inspection start date16/05/2018
Previous publication date18/06/2018
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of previous graded inspection139839
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection3944067
School name at time of previous graded inspectionBiddick Academy
School type at time of previous graded inspectionAcademy Converter
Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness3
Previous category of concernN/A
Previous quality of educationN/A
Previous behaviour and attitudesN/A
Previous personal developmentN/A
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementRequires Improvement
Previous safeguarding is effective?Yes
Previous early years provisionN/A
Previous sixth form provisionN/A

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