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EnglandNorth EastSunderlandNE37 1NLGeorge Washington Primary School
Primary

George Washington Primary School

Primary

Sunderland · Washington · NE37 1NL www.gwps.org.uk

Pupils
405
cap. 420
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
62%
RWM expected · 2024/25
5%
RWM higher · 2024/25
405
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
18%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
62%
RWM expected · 2024/25
5%
RWM higher · 2024/25
405
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
18%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 27/02/2020

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySunderland
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio24.9:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of George Washington Primary School · Primary · Sunderland

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18

RWM expected standard
62%
-3pp
82%72%62%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 62%
RWM higher standard
5%
-7pp
18%12%5%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 5%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
74%
Reading higher standard
34%
Writing expected standard
69%
Writing higher standard
10%
Maths expected standard
81%
Maths higher standard
16%
Science expected standard
84%
SPAG expected standard
66%
SPAG higher standard
31%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
104.0

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
405
Pupil : teacher ratio
24.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
42%
SEN
21%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
18%

Contact

Address
Well Bank Road, Washington, NE37 1NL
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
2024/2562%5%74%34%69%10%81%16%84%66%105.0105.0104.021%405
2023/2465%12%73%31%71%22%78%20%80%67%105.0104.0102.020%402
2022/2364%12%69%20%76%24%75%34%81%63%104.0105.0103.0-3.80-0.70-1.4022%397
2018/1982%18%85%32%89%45%88%28%92%69%106.0106.0104.0+0.50+2.40-0.1019%406
2017/1881%16%89%60%82%40%84%23%84%84%110.0106.0109.0+6.00+3.70+2.20402

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
2024/2540522.021%2%42%6%18%
2023/2440218.620%2%44%7%23%
2022/2339720.322%3%43%6%21%
2021/2240020.321%1%42%7%27%
2020/2139818.221%2%41%
2018/1940620.119%0%37%6%17%
2017/1820.15%10%

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