Oxclose Community Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Sunderland
Dilston Close, Washington, NE38 0LN
58
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 19/11/2024
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
89.0%
30.6% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,029
Capacity used
Nearly full98%
1,050 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
166 of 166 families who put it first got an offer
176
Places offered
277
Total applications
1.6
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 166 | 166 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 71 | 8 | ● 11% |
| 3rd preference | 40 | 1 | ● 3% |
| Total | 277 | 175 | 63% |
1st preference success by year
Sunderland lets families list 3 preferences. 7 applications came from outside the council area (3 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Amanda Parkes
- Address
- Dilston Close, Oxclose Village, Washington, NE38 0LN
- Phone
- 01914195120
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- Ward / constituency
- Washington West · Washington and Gateshead South
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 138923
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 39% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 1% | — | — |
| SEN support | 18% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE LAIDLAW SCHOOLS TRUST
1,029 pupils · 1,050 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
19 November 2024
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good - 20
15 January 2020
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,118 pupils
Attendance
89.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
11.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
30.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
7.1%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
6.0%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 40.9 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.37 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 31% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 54% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.39 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 41.8 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 31% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 56.8% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 38% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.52 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 213 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art and Design | 220 | 15% | 55% | 74% | |
| Mathematics | 211 | 12% | 37% | 64% | |
| English Language | 211 | 14% | 39% | 60% | |
| English Literature | 211 | 12% | 41% | 61% | |
| Combined Science | 143 | 0% | 16% | 41% | |
| History | 92 | 11% | 27% | 35% | |
| Geography | 92 | 29% | 45% | 60% | |
| Biology | 61 | 30% | 70% | 80% | |
| Physics | 55 | 22% | 67% | 84% | |
| Chemistry | 55 | 35% | 80% | 85% | |
| Social Studies | 55 | 18% | 55% | 69% | |
| German | 41 | 12% | 46% | 78% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Sunderland council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.