Biddick Primary School
Kirkham, Biddick Village, Washington, NE38 7HQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs W Fowler
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Washington and Gateshead South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 336
- Pupils on roll
- 285
- URN
- 108816
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01914151510
About this school
Biddick Primary School is a community primary school in Washington. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 285 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 48 | 40 | 40 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 58% | 68% | 83% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 8% | 15% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 83% | 88% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 85% | 93% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 65% | 85% | 88% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.00 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Biddick Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Sunderland average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 58% | 60.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 68% | 63.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 83% | 63% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 297 |
| 2023/24 | 283 |
| 2024/25 | 287 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Biddick Primary School compares
Biddick Primary School ranked 11th of 75 primary schools in Sunderland for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 91% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 83% | 4.5% | 13.7% | 285 | — |
| Wessington Primary School | 23% | 6.2% | 48.5% | 218 | 0.3 miles |
| John F Kennedy Primary School | 65% | 6.1% | 25.9% | 412 | 0.4 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Washington | 72% | 3.6% | 11.6% | 227 | 0.5 miles |
| Barmston Village Primary School | 60% | 5.4% | 64.5% | 206 | 0.7 miles |
| Lambton Primary School | 38% | 5.9% | 26.7% | 179 | 0.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report20 November 2024
- 12 November 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 13.69%
- English as an additional language
- 2.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.51%
- Persistent absence
- 8.94%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Wessington Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Washington
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John F Kennedy Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Washington
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Washington0.5 miles
Primary · Washington
-
Barmston Village Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Washington
-
Lambton Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Washington
Other schools in Washington
Biddick Primary School ranks 2nd of the 17 ranked primary schools in Washington.
- Albany Village Primary School Primary
- Barmston Village Primary School Primary
- Blackfell Primary School Primary
- Fatfield Academy Primary
- George Washington Primary School Primary
- Holley Park Academy Primary
- John F Kennedy Primary School Primary
- Lambton Primary School Primary
- Marlborough Primary School Primary
- Oxclose Primary Academy Primary
- Rickleton Primary School Primary
- St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Washington Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Biddick Primary School teach?
- Biddick Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Washington.
- Who is the headteacher of Biddick Primary School?
- The headteacher of Biddick Primary School is Mrs W Fowler, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Biddick Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Biddick Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Biddick Primary School?
- Biddick Primary School has 285 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Biddick Primary School full?
- Biddick Primary School has capacity for 336 pupils and 285 on roll (85%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Biddick Primary School a faith school?
- No. Biddick Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Biddick Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Biddick Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Biddick Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 58% in 2022/23 and 83% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Biddick Primary School rank locally?
- Biddick Primary School ranked 11th of 75 primary schools in Sunderland for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 91% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Biddick Primary School's absence rate?
- Biddick Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Biddick Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Biddick Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.