Washington School, Sunderland

Washington Academy (formerly Washington Grammar School) is a coeducational secondary school located in Washington in the City of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England.[1]

Washington Academy
Address
Spout Lane Washington City of Sunderland , Tyne and Wear , NE37 2AA England
Coordinates	54.90796°N 1.52357°W / 54.90796; -1.52357
Information
Type	Community school
Local authority	Sunderland City Council
Department for Education URN	108865 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Head Teacher	Dr Beverly
Gender	Coeducational
Age	11 to 16
Website	http://washingtonschool.co.uk/

It is a community school administered by Sunderland City Council, and has a specialism in technology. The school relocated to new buildings in 2009.[2]

Washington Academy offers GCSEs and vocational courses as programmes of study for pupils. Most graduating students go on to attend Sunderland College which acts as the school's partner further education provider.

Notable former pupils

Bryan Ferry with Elle Macpherson, launching his Olympia album

Washington School

Fraser Kemp, Labour MP from 1997 to 2010 for Houghton and Washington East

Washington Grammar Technical School

Prof Laing Barden CBE, vice-chancellor from 1992 to 1996 of the University of Northumbria at Newcastle, and director from 1978 to 1992 of Newcastle Polytechnic
C. Thomas Elliott CBE FRS, invented the SPRITE infrared detector for, at the Royal Signals and Radar Establishment in Malvern, Worcestershire, allowing advances to be made in thermal-imaging cameras (night-vision), as found on many police helicopters
Bryan Ferry, singer-songwriter
Willie Hamilton, Labour MP from 1950 to 1974 for West Fife and from 1974 to 1987 for Central Fife
Howard Kendall, managed Everton in the 1980s
Prof Gavin Kitching, Professor of Social Sciences since 1991 at the University of New South Wales
Dame Anne Owers (née Spark) CBE, former chief inspector of prisons

References

"Washington Academy - Excellence at the heart of our community". Washington School.
"Welcome to Washington Academy". Washington Academy.

External links

Washington School official website

City of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear
Settlements	Sunderland Washington Houghton-le-Spring Hetton-le-Hole Springwell Village
Education	Academy 360 Argyle House School Biddick Academy Castle View Enterprise Academy Farringdon Community Academy Grindon Hall Christian School Hetton School Kepier School Monkwearmouth Academy Oxclose Community Academy Red House Academy St Aidan's Catholic Academy St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy St Robert of Newminster Catholic School Sandhill View Academy Southmoor Academy Sunderland College Sunderland High School Thornhill School University of Sunderland Venerable Bede Church of England Academy Washington School
Places of interest	Barnes Park Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens Stadium of Light Penshaw Monument Herrington Country Park Mowbray Park National Glass Centre Roker Park Sunderland Empire Theatre St Peter's Church, Monkwearmouth Sunderland International Airshow Washington Old Hall Monkwearmouth Station Museum Sunderland Aquatic Centre The Bridges WWT Washington Keel Square Northern Spire Bridge Beacon of Light
Economy	Doxford International Business Park Rainton Bridge Business Park Nissan Motor Manufacturing UK The Bridges Sunniside The Galleries Vaux Site
Local media	Sunderland Echo Sun FM Spark Sunderland
Twinned places	Essen Saint-Nazaire Washington, D.C. Harbin
Sport	Sunderland A.F.C. Sunderland Ladies

Schools in Tyne and Wear
All-through	Academy 360 Excelsior Academy Grindon Hall Christian School Kings Priory School
Middle	Gosforth East Middle School Gosforth Junior High Academy Marden Bridge Middle School Valley Gardens Middle School Wellfield Middle School
Secondary	Benfield School Biddick Academy Boldon School Burnside Business and Enterprise College Cardinal Hume RC School Castle View Enterprise Academy Churchill Community College Emmanuel College Farringdon Community Academy George Stephenson High School Gosforth Academy Harton Academy Heaton Manor School Hebburn Comprehensive School Hetton School Heworth Grange Comprehensive School Jarrow School John Spence Community High School Joseph Swan Academy Kenton School Kepier School Kingsmeadow Community School Longbenton High School Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy Marden High School Monkseaton High School Monkwearmouth Academy Mortimer Community College Norham High School North Gosforth Academy Oxclose Community Academy Red House Academy Sacred Heart RC High School St Aidan's RC Academy St Anthony's Girls' RC Academy St Cuthbert's High School St Joseph's RC Academy St Mary's RC Comprehensive School St Robert of Newminster RC School St Thomas More School, Blaydon St Thomas More Academy, North Shields St Wilfrid's RC College Sandhill View Academy South Shields Community School Southmoor Academy Studio West Thomas Hepburn Community Academy Thornhill School Thorp Academy Venerable Bede CE Academy Walbottle Campus Walker Technology College Washington School Whickham School Whitburn CE Academy Whitley Bay High School
Independent	Argyle House School Dame Allan's School Newcastle High School for Girls Newcastle School for Boys Royal Grammar School Sunderland High School Westfield School
Further Education	Cambian Dilston College ESPA College Gateshead College Gateshead Jewish Academy for Girls Newcastle College Newcastle Sixth Form College South Tyneside College Sunderland College Tyne Metropolitan College Usworth Sixth Form
Defunct	Breckenbeds Junior High School Gateshead Grammar School Heathfield Senior High School Hookergate School La Sagesse School Newcastle upon Tyne Church High School Ryhope Grammar School St Mary's CE Primary School

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