Dubmire Primary | Primary in Houghton le Spring, Sunderland | Ofsted & DfE

63%

RWM expected · 2024/25

10%

RWM higher · 2024/25

488

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

16%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

63%

RWM expected · 2024/25

10%

RWM higher · 2024/25

488

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

16%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

63%

RWM expected · 2024/25

10%

RWM higher · 2024/25

488

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

16%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Not judged

Ofsted inspection · 22/10/2024

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authoritySunderland

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio23.2:1

AdmissionsNon-selective

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Dubmire Primary · Primary · Sunderland

Part ofAIM HIGH ACADEMY TRUST

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard

63%

-1pp

76%70%63%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 63%

RWM higher standard

10%

+3pp

14%11%7%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 10%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

73%

Reading higher standard

35%

Writing expected standard

71%

Writing higher standard

10%

Maths expected standard

73%

Maths higher standard

29%

Science expected standard

84%

SPAG expected standard

76%

SPAG higher standard

33%

Reading scaled score

105.0

Maths scaled score

105.0

GPS scaled score

105.0

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

488

Pupil : teacher ratio

23.2

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

FSM eligible

33%

SEN

15%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

16%

Contact

Address

Britannia Terrace, Fence Houses, Houghton le Spring, DH4 6HL

Local authority

Sunderland

Website

www.dubmire.co.uk

Telephone

01915005958

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	63%	10%	73%	35%	71%	10%	73%	29%	84%	76%	105.0	105.0	105.0	—	—	—	15%	488
2023/24	64%	7%	83%	19%	76%	7%	74%	19%	71%	79%	104.0	104.0	105.0	—	—	—	13%	454
2022/23	73%	12%	76%	36%	80%	14%	83%	37%	81%	80%	105.0	106.0	107.0	+1.10	+1.70	+2.80	14%	462
2018/19	72%	13%	76%	17%	80%	22%	76%	28%	80%	78%	103.0	105.0	106.0	+2.20	+3.60	+3.10	12%	448
2017/18	76%	14%	80%	37%	88%	25%	85%	29%	86%	88%	106.0	107.0	109.0	+3.40	+4.80	+5.00	—	463
2016/17	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	13%	New school

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	488	22.4	15%	2%	33%	5%	16%
2023/24	454	27.4	13%	2%	34%	5%	15%
2022/23	462	22.1	14%	1%	34%	6%	16%
2021/22	443	19.4	12%	1%	34%	6%	20%
2020/21	428	23.1	13%	1%	30%	—	—
2018/19	448	20.3	12%	2%	32%	4%	8%
2017/18	—	23.8	—	—	—	4%	9%
2016/17	488	22.1	13%	1%	35%	5%	11%