St Robert of Newminster Catholic School

St. Robert of Newminster Roman Catholic School
Location
Biddick Lane, Biddick


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NE38 8AF

Coordinates54°53′17″N 1°31′16″W / 54.88815°N 1.5212°W / 54.88815; -1.5212
Information
TypeAcademy
Motto'Sic Luceat Lux Vestra' - 'Let your light shine.'
Religious affiliationRoman Catholic
Local authoritySunderland City Council
TrustBishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust
Department for Education URN147142 Tables
OfstedReports
HeadteacherChris Hammill
GenderCo-educational
Age11 to 18
HousesFinchale, Whitby, Durham and Lindisfarne
ColoursFinchale - blue, Whitby - green, Durham - red and Lindisfarne - yellow
Websitehttp://strobertofnewminster.co.uk/

St Robert of Newminster Catholic School is a co-educational secondary school and sixth form located in Washington in the City of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England. The school is named after Saint Robert of Newminster. As a Catholic school it is under the jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle.

Previously a voluntary aided school administered by Sunderland City Council, in July 2019 St Robert of Newminster Catholic School converted to academy status. The school is now sponsored by Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust.

St Robert of Newminster Catholic School offers GCSEs and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils, while students in the sixth form have the option to study a range of A Levels and further BTECs.