# Biddick Academy — Washington, United Kingdom > School profile on SchoolBrowse, based on verified parent reviews. > HTML version: https://schoolbrowse.com/gb/washington/biddick-academy-14903 ## At a glance - **Type:** Secondary - **Parent rating:** 1.6/5 from 21 published reviews - **Principal:** Miss K Morris ## Contact - **Address:** Biddick Lane, Washington, NE38 8AL - **Phone:** 0191 511 1600 - **Website:** http://www.biddickacademy.com/ - **SchoolBrowse profile:** https://schoolbrowse.com/gb/washington/biddick-academy-14903 ## About At the heart of the community, Biddick Academy provides a warm, energetic and supportive environment where every child experiences excellence every day. ## Official rankings - **Ofsted (Behaviour and Attitudes):** Requires Improvement — Nov 2021 - **Ofsted (Leadership and Management):** Good — Nov 2021 - **Ofsted (Overall Effectiveness):** Good — Nov 2021 - **Ofsted (Personal Development):** Good — Nov 2021 - **Ofsted (Quality of Education):** Good — Nov 2021 ## Recent parent reviews - **1/5** — my experience with Biddick Academy!!!: When I attended Biddick Academy, my experience was disgraceful. Although the school building is large, the corridors are extremely narrow. When lessons ended, all students were released at the same time, which caused severe overcrowding. Students were squashed together, and people were pushing one another. During the COVID period, this situation was especially terrible. While I was a student at Biddick Academy, I was treated very badly. I was body-shamed on multiple occasions by teachers and was… *(Dec 2025)* - **1/5** — Worse school: dont send your children to this school! this school is such a bad school then turn a blind eye to everything, they dont even care about mental health, my mam rang up and asked if they could help and she never got a response back, the so called teachers have there favourites and dont care about other students and if you come down late to the cafeteria they dont let you get food they send you away and if you are sitting with your friends while they eat and you have nothing they send you out of the… *(Jun 2025)* - **3/5** — focused on wrong things: If you go here you know when I say mental health and wellbeing is not a priority of the school. We as pupils are left to struggle and sit in lessons with the teachers constantly treating us like adults when we are NOT. We are 11-16yr olds with the world’s weight on us. Some teachers take time for us and make sure we’re heard and seen. However, most do not. Do better biddick or I will be taking this higher. *(Jun 2025)* - **1/5** — bad school: doesn’t treat the kids well and targets them. cheese paninis down the toilets nearly every day wouldn’t send your child here. they don’t bother with ur mental health or if your getting bullied they just put u on manage move to another school thinking it will solve the issue then they will say “there isn’t anything we can do about it” . *(Jun 2025)* - **1/5** — Fatsos: Hello frainds it’s benn brought to my attention as a father that some fatso wood is bullying my daughter fatso wood If you’d like to continue this kind of behaviour I will kick you to mars you chubby little mamle *(Feb 2025)* - **1/5** — Biddick is the worst school: By far the worst school in the UK the teachers are disrespectful to students the lessons teach nothing the food is vile and so it the head teachers face rubbish everywhere nothing to do at brake and lunch uncomfortable uniform blazers forced even when very hot *(Jul 2024)* - **1/5** — Bullying: Could anyone from the school comment on the bullying that is rife at this so called academy....It has been brought to my attention that it is a common practice from older pupils to bully younger children and the so called teachers here turn a blind eye and sweep it under the carpet...I will be watching. *(Oct 2023)* - **4/5** — Some positives, but areas for improvement: We've been happy with the school overall, but there have been some issues with communication and organisation that have caused us some stress. The curriculum is really engaging and the teachers are generally great, but I think the school could do more to support students with SEND. *(Jun 2023)* - **1/5** — School in general: My two children currently attend this school My oldest has had a positive time she’s a positive learner, great at all sports and is a positive pupil that represents the school well . However my youngest didn’t adapt so well to the changers from primary school to comp and has had the worst experience throughout all her time at this school she is now in year 8 and has barely seen a full week in school as she feels bullied by her head of year . Head of year is terrible when it comes to any sort of … *(Apr 2023)* - **4/5** — Great start to secondary school: My child has only been at Biddick for a year, but they've already made some amazing friends and are thriving. The school has a really supportive atmosphere and the teachers are always approachable. I've been impressed with the homework and revision programs they have in place. *(Feb 2023)* ## Other schools in Washington - [Oxclose Community Academy](https://schoolbrowse.com/gb/washington/oxclose-community-academy-14183) — 1.4/5 (26 reviews) - [St Robert of Newminster Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Washington](https://schoolbrowse.com/gb/washington/st-robert-of-newminster-catholic-school-and-sixth-form-college-washington-20800) — 1.2/5 (7 reviews) - [John F Kennedy Primary School](https://schoolbrowse.com/gb/washington/john-f-kennedy-primary-school-18486) — 4.1/5 (6 reviews) - [George Washington Primary School](https://schoolbrowse.com/gb/washington/george-washington-primary-school-18483) — 4.8/5 (4 reviews) - [Albany Village Primary School](https://schoolbrowse.com/gb/washington/albany-village-primary-school-10606) — 4.3/5 (4 reviews) - [Columbia Grange School](https://schoolbrowse.com/gb/washington/columbia-grange-school-23075) — 4.8/5 (3 reviews) --- Source: SchoolBrowse (https://schoolbrowse.com) — reviews and ratings are user-submitted by parents. 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