UK Schools
Biddick Academy
Biddick Academy is a mixed secondary academy in Washington, Sunderland City Council, teaching 1,002 pupils aged 11 to 16. Ofsted graded achievement as Expected standard at its most recent inspection in March 2026. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 42.5 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 8 September 2025 to 20 April 2026.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Biddick Academy.
Scale: Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Biddick Academy.
- 4 Inset Day (School closed to students)
- 5 Inset Day (School closed to students)
- 8 School reopens (Autumn Term starts)
- 24 Autumn Half Term begins
- 3 Autumn Half Term ends / School reopens
- 28 Inset Day (School closed to students)
- 19 Autumn Term ends / School closes for Christmas
- 19–31 Christmas Holiday (between Autumn and Spring terms)
- 25 Christmas Day (Public Holiday)
- 26 Boxing Day (Public Holiday)
- 1–5 Christmas Holiday (between Autumn and Spring terms)
- 1 New Year’s Day (Public Holiday)
- 2 Inset Day (School closed to students)
- 5 School reopens (Spring Term starts)
- 20 Spring Half Term begins
- 2 Spring Half Term ends / School reopens
- 2 Spring Term ends / School closes for Easter
- 2–20 Easter Holiday (between Spring and Summer terms)
- 3 Good Friday (Public Holiday)
- 6 Easter Monday (Public Holiday)
- 17 Inset Day (School closed to students)
- 20 School reopens (Summer Term starts)
- 4 Early May Bank Holiday (Public Holiday)
- 22 Summer Half Term begins
- 25 Spring Bank Holiday (Public Holiday)
- 1 Summer Half Term ends / School reopens
- 22 Summer Term ends / School closes for Summer Holiday
- 22 Summer Holiday (end of academic year)
- 31 Summer Bank Holiday (Public Holiday)
Key dates (2025–2026)
- School reopens (Autumn Term starts) 8 September 2025 Term
- Autumn Half Term begins 24 October 2025 Holiday
- Autumn Half Term ends / School reopens 3 November 2025 Holiday
- Autumn Term ends / School closes for Christmas 19 December 2025 Holiday
- School reopens (Spring Term starts) 5 January 2026 Term
- Spring Half Term begins 20 February 2026 Holiday
- Spring Half Term ends / School reopens 2 March 2026 Holiday
- Spring Term ends / School closes for Easter 2 April 2026 Holiday
- School reopens (Summer Term starts) 20 April 2026 Term
- Summer Half Term begins 22 May 2026 Holiday
- Summer Half Term ends / School reopens 1 June 2026 Holiday
- Summer Term ends / School closes for Summer Holiday 22 July 2026 Holiday
- Inset Day (School closed to students) 4 September 2025 Inset Day
- Inset Day (School closed to students) 5 September 2025 Inset Day
- Inset Day (School closed to students) 28 November 2025 Inset Day
- Inset Day (School closed to students) 2 January 2026 Inset Day
- Inset Day (School closed to students) 17 April 2026 Inset Day
- Christmas Holiday (between Autumn and Spring terms) 19 December 2025 - 5 January 2026 Holiday
- Easter Holiday (between Spring and Summer terms) 2 April 2026 - 20 April 2026 Holiday
- Summer Holiday (end of academic year) 22 July 2026 - Early September 2026 Holiday
- New Year’s Day (Public Holiday) 1 January 2026 Holiday
- Good Friday (Public Holiday) 3 April 2026 Holiday
- Easter Monday (Public Holiday) 6 April 2026 Holiday
- Early May Bank Holiday (Public Holiday) 4 May 2026 Holiday
- Spring Bank Holiday (Public Holiday) 25 May 2026 Holiday
- Summer Bank Holiday (Public Holiday) 31 August 2026 Holiday
- Christmas Day (Public Holiday) 25 December 2025 Holiday
- Boxing Day (Public Holiday) 26 December 2025 Holiday
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Biddick Academy with Sunderland City Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 42.5 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
This school Sunderland City Council England
Attendance 28.9% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
This school Sunderland City Council England
What pupils do after GCSEs 83% In education, apprenticeship or work
Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.
This school Sunderland City Council England
About this data source & caveats
Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.
Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.
We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.
Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Biddick Academy. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.
Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Location & catchment area
Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Biddick Academy than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.