Columbia Grange School
Oxclose Road, Washington, NE38 7NY
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- OAK LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr John Lines
- Sponsor
- Oak Learning Trust
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Washington and Gateshead South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 140
- Pupils on roll
- 140
- URN
- 150096
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01916913940
About this school
Columbia Grange School is a special academy in Washington. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 140 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 4 March 2020, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Outstanding. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Columbia Grange School (URN 134184).
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 21 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - |
Trends over time
How Columbia Grange 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 117 |
| 2024/25 | 140 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 64.29%
- English as an additional language
- 5.7%
- Overall absence
- 8.82%
- Persistent absence
- 22.63%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Poplars2.1 miles
Special schools · Houghton le Spring
-
Education and Services for People with Autism2.6 miles
Other types · Sunderland
-
North View Academy3.0 miles
Academies · Sunderland
-
Trinity Academy New Bridge3.1 miles
Academies · Sunderland
-
Hill Top School3.2 miles
Special schools · Gateshead
Other schools in Washington
- Oxclose Nursery School Nursery
- Usworth Colliery Nursery School Nursery
- Albany Village Primary School Primary
- Barmston Village Primary School Primary
- Biddick 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
Common questions
- What year groups does Columbia Grange School teach?
- Columbia Grange School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a special school in Washington.
- Who is the headteacher of Columbia Grange School?
- The headteacher of Columbia Grange School is Mr John Lines, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Columbia Grange School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Columbia Grange 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 Columbia Grange School?
- Columbia Grange School has 140 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Columbia Grange School full?
- Columbia Grange School has capacity for 140 pupils and 140 on roll (100%), so it is at or above 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 Columbia Grange School a faith school?
- No. Columbia Grange School has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Columbia Grange School?
- Columbia Grange School is part of OAK LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Columbia Grange School have?
- The schools register lists Columbia Grange School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- What is Columbia Grange School's absence rate?
- Columbia Grange School's overall absence rate is 8.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Columbia Grange School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Columbia Grange 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 10 July 2026.