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EnglandNorth EastSunderlandDH4 5HBBurnside Academy Inspires
Primary

Burnside Academy Inspires

Primary

Sunderland · Houghton le Spring · DH4 5HB www.burnsideacademy.co.uk

Pupils
157
cap. 236
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
57%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
157
Pupils · 2024/25
8%
EAL · 2024/25
7%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
57%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
157
Pupils · 2024/25
8%
EAL · 2024/25
7%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authoritySunderland
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio19.9:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Burnside Academy Inspires · Primary · Sunderland

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
57%
+1pp
72%64%56%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 57%
RWM higher standard
0%
0pp
17%9%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
64%
Reading higher standard
36%
Writing expected standard
57%
Writing higher standard
14%
Maths expected standard
57%
Maths higher standard
14%
Science expected standard
57%
SPAG expected standard
64%
SPAG higher standard
43%
Reading scaled score
103.0
Maths scaled score
97.0
GPS scaled score
103.0

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
157
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
8%
FSM eligible
48%
SEN
36%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
7%

Contact

Address
Burnside Estate, Houghton le Spring, DH4 5HB
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
2024/2557%0%64%36%57%14%57%14%57%64%103.097.0103.036%157
2023/2456%0%61%6%56%0%61%6%61%61%101.0101.0100.032%149
2022/2370%9%78%48%70%9%70%17%70%70%108.0102.0103.0+2.40-1.60-0.6037%139
2018/1960%7%63%13%70%17%67%10%70%70%99.0101.0102.0-1.40+1.00-1.0018%180
2017/1872%17%72%50%72%17%72%44%67%78%107.0105.0107.0+4.50-0.50+3.70176
2016/1764%5%73%18%73%9%68%23%73%82%102.0102.0106.0+2.20+0.60+1.5017%178

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
2024/2515723.836%8%48%5%7%
2023/2414920.832%7%43%6%16%
2022/2313919.237%4%46%6%14%
2021/2214517.535%5%47%8%31%
2020/2117917.923%4%45%
2018/1918019.718%1%47%5%13%
2017/1819.46%10%
2016/1717817.617%1%38%6%18%

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