Washington Academy
Academy converter secondary school in Washington (Sunderland).
Academy trust
iGet Information about Schools (DfE), extract of 24 Oct 2026, and Governance Register.Washington Academy is one of 8 schools run by Consilium Academies.
- Type of school
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
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Schools in the trust
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| School | Phase | Local authority | Pupils | Governors on Governance Register | Latest Ofsted in our data (as at 30 Sep 2026) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armthorpe Academy | Secondary | Doncaster | 695 | 10 | Requires improvement 2024 |
| Consilium Evolve | - | Sunderland | - | 6 | Good 2020Ungraded inspection Sep 2023, no grade given |
| Ellesmere Park High School | Secondary | Salford | 818 | 7 | Good 2023 |
| Heworth Grange School | Secondary | Gateshead | 910 | 6 | Key judgements 2024Good in 1 key judgement, Requires improvement in 3; safeguarding effective |
| Moorside High School | Secondary | Salford | 1,129 | 8 | Report card 2026Expected standard in all six areas; safeguarding standards met |
| Thornhill Academy | Secondary | Sunderland | 526 | 5 | Good 2024 |
| Washington Academy (this school) | Secondary | Sunderland | 627 | 5 | Report card 2026Expected standard in 4 areas, Needs attention in 2; safeguarding standards met |
| Wyvern Academy | Secondary | Darlington | 464 | 8 | Good 2023 |
| 8 schools | 5,169 |
Schools linked to the trust in the Governance Register school data (Get Information about Schools, extract of 24 Oct 2026). Pupils are on-roll counts from the register. Ofsted: latest inspection in the Ofsted management information (as at 30 September 2026); "No overall grade" means inspected since September 2024 without a one-word grade; what the inspection found is shown beneath, and the school's Ofsted card has the full table.
What this means
- Funding
- An academy is funded directly by the Department for Education, through its trust, rather than through the local council.
- Admissions
- The trust is the admissions authority and sets the admissions policy. Applications are usually still coordinated by the local council.
- Governance
- The trust board is legally accountable for the school. It often delegates some oversight to a local governing body.
General explanation of how academy trusts work in England, not a statement about this trust. See GOV.UK Academy trust governance guide.