Biddick Academy

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Biddick Academy
Location

Biddick Lane Washington , Tyne and Wear , NE38 8AL England
Information
Type	Academy
Motto	A safe place where we all promote and enjoy the highest individual achievement through friendship, excellence and respect
Local authority	City of Sunderland
Department for Education URN	139839 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Headteacher	Kate Morris
Gender	Coeducational
Age	11to 16
Enrolment	1107
Colours	Black, white, heather Grey
Website	http://www.biddickacademy.co.uk/

Biddick Academy (formerly Biddick School Sports College) is a coeducational secondary school and academy. The current headteacher is Kate Morris. The school has a specific area for special educational needs students called the unity centre. ^[1]

Notable former pupils

Matthew Wylie, swimmer^[2]

References

↑ "SEND - Biddick Academy". Biddick Academy. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
↑ Allison, David (27 September 2016). "Sunderland Paralympic swimming champion Matt Wylie gets gold Nissan Leaf". Sunderland Echo. Retrieved 13 December 2017.

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Settlements	Sunderland Washington Houghton-le-Spring Hetton-le-Hole Springwell Village
Education	Academy 360 Argyle House School Biddick Academy Castle View Enterprise Academy Christ's College Farringdon Community Academy Hetton Academy 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 Thornhill Academy University of Sunderland Venerable Bede Church of England Academy Washington Academy
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Sport	Sunderland A.F.C. Sunderland A.F.C. Women

v t e Schools in Tyne and Wear
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Middle	Gosforth East Middle School Gosforth Junior High Academy Valley Gardens Middle School Wellfield Middle School
Secondary	Benfield School Biddick Academy Boldon School Burnside College Cardinal Hume RC School Castle View Enterprise Academy Churchill Community College Emmanuel College Farringdon Community Academy George Stephenson High School Gosforth Academy Grace College Harton Academy Hebburn Comprehensive School Hetton Academy Heworth Grange School Jarrow School Jesmond Park Academy John Spence Community High School 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 East Futures UTC 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 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 Southmoor Academy Studio West Thornhill Academy Thorp Academy Venerable Bede CE Academy Walbottle Academy Walker Riverside Academy Washington Academy 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 Westfield School
Further Education	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
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