Columbia Grange School
Academy special converter school in Washington (Sunderland).
Academy trust
iGet Information about Schools (DfE), extract of 24 Oct 2026, and Governance Register.Columbia Grange School is one of 7 schools run by Oak Learning Trust.
- Type of school
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 5 to 11
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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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia Grange School (this school) | Special | Sunderland | 140 | 6 | Ungraded inspection 2020Last graded Outstanding (Mar 2011, predecessor school, from earlier data) |
| Fellgate Primary School | Primary | South Tyneside | 130 | 6 | Good 2024 |
| George Washington Primary School | Primary | Sunderland | 384 | 9 | Ungraded inspection 2025Last graded Good (Mar 2015, predecessor school, from earlier data) |
| John F Kennedy Primary School | Primary | Sunderland | 412 | 7 | Report card 2026Expected standard in 5 areas, Needs attention in 2; safeguarding standards met |
| Monkton Academy | Primary | South Tyneside | 169 | 8 | Ungraded inspection 2024Last graded Good (Mar 2015, from earlier data) |
| Riverside Primary Academy | Primary | Gateshead | 302 | 9 | Good 2023 |
| Springwell Village Primary School | Primary | Sunderland | 207 | 9 | Good 2023 |
| 7 schools | 1,744 |
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.