Biddick Academy is a state-funded secondary school in Sunderland, North East, for pupils aged 11 to 16 for boys and girls. DfE data records 1,002 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 1,100.
The latest recorded Ofsted inspection was on 10 Mar 2026 has no single overall grade. The published Attainment 8 score was 42.5 for 2024/25. Admissions data records 180 first-preference applications and 193 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.
Reporting periods vary by source — Methodology.
School admissions data, what the Ofsted report means for you, and how it compares to nearby schools.
10 Mar 2026 · Report card · Open inspection report ↗
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
| Curriculum & teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance & behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development & wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership & governance | Strong standard |
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour & attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership & management | Good |
Published 4 May 2026.
Ofsted report cards use five grades per area, with no single overall grade or legacy equivalent.
Distance unavailable; check admission criteria with the school or council.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| School’s local authority | Sunderland |
| Applications open | Usually 1 September 2026 |
| Application deadline | 31 October 2026 |
| National offer day | 1 March 2027 |
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Offers made on National Offer Day | 193 |
| First-preference applications | 180 |
| Applications (all preferences) | 374 |
| First-preference offers | 180 |
Source: Published admissions data; follow each measure’s labelled basis, including all preferences where shown.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average score) | 42.5 |
| English & maths: grades 9–4 | 59.6% |
| English & maths: grades 9–5 | 39% |
| EBacc entry | 46% |
| EBacc grades 9–4 | 25.4% |
| EBacc grades 9–5 | 15.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.72 |
DfE · 2024/25; compare the same year and measure (— unavailable or suppressed).
| Destination | Pupils |
|---|---|
| This school’s sixth form | 15% |
| Sixth-form college | 0% |
| Further education college | 52% |
| Apprenticeship | 12.3% |
| Employment | 3.5% |
| Not sustained | 14.1% |
| Unknown | 2.6% |
Cohort: 227 pupils · Sustained education or employment: 83.3%
DfE destinations follow school leavers, not current pupils.
16.1 pupils per qualified teacher
2025/26 · Full-time equivalent teachers, not class size.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Authorised absence2024/25 | 4.68% |
| Unauthorised absence2024/25 | 5.68% |
| Group | Pupils |
|---|---|
| White British | 93.4% |
| White other | 1% |
| Mixed | 1.7% |
| Asian | 1.1% |
| Black | 0.4% |
| Other | 0.6% |
DfE school, census, workforce, absence and exclusion data; periods vary, and missing values are not zero.
DfE data; confirm current support with the school's SENCO.
53.4% would recommend this school
161 responses · Nov 2025 – Apr 2026
| Question | Agree or strongly agree |
|---|---|
| Happy at school | 55.3% |
| Feels safe | 59% |
| Behaviour | 47.2% |
| Bullying handled | 27.6% |
| Question | Agree or strongly agree |
|---|---|
| SEND support | 40.4% |
| Communication | 43.5% |
| Concerns handled | 42.2% |
| Best interests | 42.9% |
| Support to learn | 50.4% |
View the Ofsted dataset: voluntary responses may not represent all families; separate from Classpot reviews.
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