Columbia Grange School, Washington

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Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mr John Lines
Pupils:140 / 140 capacity
LA:Sunderland
Phone:01916913940
Address:Oxclose Road, Washington, NE38 7NY
Trust:OAK LEARNING TRUST
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open
Opened:1 October 2023

Ofsted Rating

No inspection data available

URN:150096
UKPRN:10093261
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Washington and Gateshead South
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

At a Glance

43.6%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty

SEN Provision

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2025/26

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

Reading0%
Maths0%
Writing0%

2025/26 academic year

Class Sizes

0.0

Avg class size

0

Total classes

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Bus Stops

Oxclose Road (E-Bound)
126m · 2 min walk
Oxclose Road-Beech Square (W-Bound)
226m · 4 min walk
Barmston Court (N-Bound)
308m · 5 min walk
Oxclose Road-Fatfield Road (NW-Bound)
474m · 8 min walk
Fatfield Road-Fountains Close (S-Bound)
492m · 8 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

100%

Over capacity

140 pupils

140 capacity

0 places over capacity

Area Demand Pressure - Washington

Low pressure
New homes approved:825
Projected new pupils:149

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Washington

Admissions Demand - Sunderland

Low demand0.85x oversubscription

Places available

3,354

Applications

2,859

Got 1st preference

95.1%

Got preferred school

99.0%

Secondary admissions across Sunderland (2025/26)

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

8.82489%

Overall absence

22.62774%

Persistent absence

137

Enrolments

Authorised4.49432%
Unauthorised4.33057%
Persistent (10%+)22.62774%
Severe (50%+)2.18978%

Absence trend

8.20882%
23/24
8.82489%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

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