St Robert of Newminster Catholic School
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.
Notable former pupils
- Jordan Pickford, goalkeeper for Everton and England
- Ethan Robson, footballer
- Jessica Andrews, author and lecturer
- Paul Coughlin, cricketer
- Bridget Phillipson, Labour Party Member of Parliament for Houghton and Sunderland South
- Si King, Hairy Bikers member
- Paul Thirlwell, footballer
- Carl Magnay, footballer
- Matthew Potts, cricketer
- Rebecca Welch, Referee
- Paul Mullen, musician