Oxclose Community Academy

School Name: Oxclose Community Academy
Address: Dilston Close, Oxclose Village
Town/City: Washington
County: Tyne and Wear
Postcode: NE38 0LN
Telephone Number: 01914 195120
Website: https://www.oxclosecommunity.laidlawschoolstrust.co.uk/

Phase: Secondary (ages 11-16)
Type: Academy converter
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2012
Trust: The Laidlaw Schools Trust
Sponsor: The Laidlaw Schools Trust

Headteacher: Mrs Amanda Parkes
Capacity: 1050
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 1029 (53% boys & 47% girls)
Enrollment: 98% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 38.6%

• PD - Physical Disability

URN: 138923
DfE Number: 394/4063
UKPRN: 10039303
UPRN: 45058540
Region: North East (E12000001)
District: Sunderland (E08000024)
Constituency: Washington and Gateshead South (E14001567)
Electoral Ward: Washington West (E05016397)

Easting & Northing: 429254E, 555825N
Latitude & Longitude: 54° 53' 49" N 1° 32' 42.88" W
Plus Code: 9C6WVFW3+QW

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1. Oxclose Nursery School (0.2km)
2. Oxclose Primary Academy (0.2km)
3. St John Boste Catholic Primary School, Washington (0.4km)
4. Holley Park Academy (0.4km)
5. Lambton Primary School (0.7km)
6. Blackfell Primary School (0.8km)
7. Wessington Primary School (1.4km)
8. Biddick Primary School (1.4km)
9. Ravensworth Terrace Primary School (1.5km)
10. Albany Village Primary School (1.5km)

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