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EnglandNorth EastSunderlandDH5 8DABernard Gilpin Primary School
Primary

Bernard Gilpin Primary School

Primary

Sunderland · Houghton le Spring · DH5 8DA www.bernardgilpin.com

Pupils
422
cap. 400
Ages
5 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
87%
RWM expected · 2024/25
28%
RWM higher · 2024/25
422
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
5%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
87%
RWM expected · 2024/25
28%
RWM higher · 2024/25
422
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
5%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 21/09/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySunderland
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio19.9:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Bernard Gilpin Primary School · Primary · Sunderland

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
87%
+4pp
87%84%81%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 87%
RWM higher standard
28%
+5pp
36%30%23%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 28%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
92%
Reading higher standard
57%
Writing expected standard
90%
Writing higher standard
32%
Maths expected standard
93%
Maths higher standard
47%
Science expected standard
95%
SPAG expected standard
92%
SPAG higher standard
60%
Reading scaled score
110.0
Maths scaled score
110.0
GPS scaled score
112.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
422
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
23%
SEN
17%
Overall absence
3%
Persistent absence
5%

Contact

Address
Hall Lane, Houghton le Spring, DH5 8DA
Local authority
Sunderland
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2587%28%92%57%90%32%93%47%95%92%110.0110.0112.017%422
2023/2483%23%92%48%90%31%96%46%94%96%109.0109.0110.015%424
2022/2386%24%97%56%89%26%97%52%98%98%111.0110.0110.0+3.40+0.90+3.8015%414
2018/1981%36%87%47%91%45%98%64%98%98%108.0113.0111.0+1.90+2.70+6.4011%398
2017/1886%26%89%37%88%35%95%61%95%89%108.0110.0109.0+3.20+2.70+6.7013%396
2016/1785%15%90%50%85%25%95%28%90%90%109.0108.0109.0+5.50+2.30+4.4018%395

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2542221.117%2%23%3%5%
2023/2442420.215%2%23%4%7%
2022/2341418.715%1%25%4%7%
2021/2241019.415%1%27%3%6%
2020/2140219.013%0%28%
2018/1939819.011%0%22%3%5%
2017/1839619.813%0%25%3%3%
2016/1739519.818%0%28%3%3%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.