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Sixth forms in and near Washington

All 1 sixth form in Washington, and the nearest just outside.

1 school in Washington

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  1. St Robert of Newminster Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Washington

    Washington, NE38 8AF · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic
    • Has a sixth form

    Results close to the Washington sixth forms average.

    230 first choices, 209 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1644.8

    Washington sixth forms 44.8England 46.2

    Days missed
    7.8%Washington sixth forms 7.8%
    Pupils
    1,527
    Pupils per teacher
    18.4
    View school St Robert of Newminster Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Washington

Just outside Washington

The nearest ones, measured from the middle of Washington.

  1. Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy

    1.8 miles from Washington · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

    • Ofsted:Expected standard or better
    • Has a sixth form

    Results close to the Washington sixth forms average.

    260 first choices, 272 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1645.2

    Washington sixth forms 44.8England 46.2

    Days missed
    7.9%Washington sixth forms 7.8%
    Pupils
    1,334
    Pupils per teacher
    16.8
    View school Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy
  2. Hill Top School

    2.4 miles from Washington · Special · Secondary · Ages 11 to 19

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Has a sixth form

    Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed
    7.7%
    Pupils
    127
    Pupils per teacher
    6.0
    View school Hill Top School
  3. Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead

    2.9 miles from Washington · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Catholic
    • Has a sixth form

    Results well above the Washington sixth forms average, low absence.

    363 first choices, 257 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1654.3

    Washington sixth forms 44.8England 46.2

    Days missed
    6.6%Washington sixth forms 7.8%
    Pupils
    1,505
    Pupils per teacher
    18.8
    View school Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead
  4. The Cedars Academy

    3.1 miles from Washington · Academy · All-through · Ages 3 to 19

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Has a nursery
    • Has a sixth form

    Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed
    6.7%
    Pupils
    293
    Pupils per teacher
    6.5
    View school The Cedars Academy
The big picture

How Washington's sixth forms spread out

Each dot is one school. Hover over a dot to see which school it is.

Ofsted grades in Washington

The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded.

  • Outstanding: 0 of 1
  • Good: 1 of 1
  • Requires improvement: 0 of 1
  • Inadequate: 0 of 1
Before you apply

Four things worth knowing in Washington

  1. Half or more are faith schools.

    1 of the 1 sixth forms in Washington have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.

  2. Check how old the Ofsted grade is.

    Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.

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    Popular schools fill up from the families who live closest. Add your postcode to see which schools are nearest, and put one of them on your form.

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About these schools

Sixth forms in Washington, explained

There is 1 sixth forms in Washington, teaching 1,527 children. 0 are run by the council and 1 are academies or free schools.

100% of the schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 0 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.

Pupils in Washington sixth forms scored an average Attainment 8 of 44.8 across their best eight GCSEs, against 46.2 across England.

16.5% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £7,434 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 21.2% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.

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Questions

Questions parents ask

How many sixth forms are in Washington?
There are 1 sixth forms in Washington, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best sixth forms in Washington?
The highest-ranked sixth forms in Washington on Eduscope are St Robert of Newminster Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Washington. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How are sixth forms in Washington ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in Washington sixth forms?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across sixth forms in Washington is 18:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.

Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.

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