Schools in Washington

About schools in Washington

Most of the 24 schools listed in Washington are primary schools. Its four secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. One school here provides for children with additional needs.

Every school on this page is inspected by Ofsted. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25

64%

of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 18 schools with published results

Key stage 4, 2024/25

43.3

average Attainment 8 score, across the 4 schools with published results

Nursery schools2

• Oxclose Nursery School

  Local authority nursery school · Ages 2 to 4

• Usworth Colliery Nursery School

  Local authority nursery school · Ages 2 to 4

Primary schools17

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

• Albany Village Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  57%

  expected standard
• Barmston Village Primary School

  Community school · Ages 2 to 11

  60%

  expected standard
• Biddick Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  83%

  expected standard
• Blackfell Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  80%

  expected standard
• Fatfield Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  74%

  expected standard
• George Washington Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  62%

  expected standard
• Holley Park Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  74%

  expected standard
• John F Kennedy Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  65%

  expected standard
• Lambton Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  38%

  expected standard
• Marlborough Primary School

  Community school · Ages 2 to 11

  20%

  expected standard
• Oxclose Primary Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 4 to 11

  52%

  expected standard
• Rickleton Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  89%

  expected standard
• St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Washington

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  80%

  expected standard
• St John Boste Catholic Primary School, Washington

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  77%

  expected standard
• St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Washington

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  72%

  expected standard
• Usworth Colliery Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  69%

  expected standard
• Wessington Primary School

  Community school · Ages 2 to 11

  23%

  expected standard

Secondary schools4

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• Biddick Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 16

  42.5

  Attainment 8
• Oxclose Community Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 16

  41.8

  Attainment 8
• St Robert of Newminster Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Washington

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18

  48.9

  Attainment 8
• Washington Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 16

  33.1

  Attainment 8

Special schools and alternative provision1

• Columbia Grange School

  Academy special converter · Ages 5 to 11

Common questions about schools in Washington

How many schools are in Washington?

OfferDay lists 24 schools in Washington, including 17 primary schools and four secondary schools.

Who inspects schools in Washington?

Every school in Washington is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

Which are the best schools in Washington?

OfferDay ranks schools in Washington where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

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. Information on this page was last updated on 15 July 2026.