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24 open schools in Washington, Sunderland · Ofsted ratings, catchment areas and admission criteria · see all Sunderland schools · grammar schools in Washington

Washington has 24 state schools: 17 primary, 4 secondary, part of Sunderland's wider catchment. 24 have a published Ofsted rating, and 20 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.

Albany Village Primary School Washington · Good Barmston Village Primary School Washington · Good Biddick Academy Washington · Good Biddick Primary School Washington · Good Blackfell Primary School Washington · Good Columbia Grange School Washington · Outstanding Fatfield Academy Washington · Good George Washington Primary School Washington · Good Holley Park Academy Washington · Good John F Kennedy Primary School Washington · Good Lambton Primary School Washington · Good Marlborough Primary School Washington · Not judged Oxclose Community Academy Washington · Not judged Oxclose Nursery School Washington · Outstanding Oxclose Primary Academy Washington · Good Rickleton Primary School Washington · Not judged St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Washington Washington · Good St John Boste Catholic Primary School, Washington Washington · Outstanding St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Washington Washington · Good St Robert of Newminster Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Washington Washington · Good Usworth Colliery Nursery School Washington · Good Usworth Colliery Primary School Washington · Good Washington Academy Washington · Requires improvement Wessington Primary School Washington · Good

Undersubscribed schools rated Good or Outstanding

These schools didn't fill on first preference in the latest admissions year, despite an Ofsted rating of Good or Outstanding — worth a look if you're chasing the same handful of famous names everyone else applies to.

St John Boste Catholic Primary School, Washington Outstanding · ×0.92 1st prefs/place (2026/27) Biddick Academy Good · ×0.93 1st prefs/place (2026/27) Blackfell Primary School Good · ×0.93 1st prefs/place (2026/27) Biddick Primary School Good · ×0.96 1st prefs/place (2026/27)

How places are allocated in Sunderland

Primary schools: Explicit: council abolished the catchment system in 2003 in favour of a primary-to-secondary 'cluster' system plus pure distance; 'does not operate a catchment area system.' (source)

Most schools use the local authority's default scheme rather than a school-specific catchment map — see each school's page for its own designated/catchment area where one is published.

Key dates

Entry yearEventDate
Sept 2028 Application deadline 2027-10-31
Sept 2028 Primary application deadline 2028-01-15
Sept 2028 Offer day 2028-03-01
Sept 2028 Primary offer day 2028-04-17
Sept 2027 Application deadline 2026-10-31
Sept 2027 Primary application deadline 2027-01-15
Sept 2027 Offer day 2027-03-01
Sept 2027 Primary offer day 2027-04-16
Sept 2026 Application deadline 2025-10-31 (passed)
Sept 2026 Primary application deadline 2026-01-15 (passed)
Sept 2026 Offer day 2026-03-02 (passed)
Sept 2026 Primary offer day 2026-04-16 (passed)

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