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EnglandNorth EastSunderlandDH5 8EHGillas Lane Primary Academy
Primary

Gillas Lane Primary Academy

Primary

Sunderland · Houghton le Spring · DH5 8EH www.gillaslaneprimaryschool.co.uk

Pupils
143
cap. 150
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
15%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
143
Pupils · 2024/25
5%
EAL · 2024/25
31%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
15%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
143
Pupils · 2024/25
5%
EAL · 2024/25
31%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authoritySunderland
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio15.8:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Gillas Lane Primary Academy · Primary · Sunderland

Finance£8015 spend / pupil£8311 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
15%
-43pp
67%41%15%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 15%
RWM higher standard
0%
-11pp
25%13%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
15%
Reading higher standard
8%
Writing expected standard
69%
Writing higher standard
0%
Maths expected standard
77%
Maths higher standard
8%
Science expected standard
69%
SPAG expected standard
31%
LA AVG 75.04%
SPAG higher standard
0%
LA AVG 32.39%
Reading scaled score
97.0
LA AVG 105.57
Maths scaled score
101.0
LA AVG 104.95
GPS scaled score
98.0

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
143
Pupil : teacher ratio
15.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
5%
FSM eligible
64%
SEN
24%
Overall absence
8%
Persistent absence
31%

Contact

Address
Seaton Avenue, Houghton le Spring, DH5 8EH
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
2024/2515%0%15%8%69%0%77%8%69%31%97.0101.098.024%143
2023/2458%11%74%32%74%11%68%11%79%74%105.0101.0104.023%132
2022/2367%5%81%33%67%14%76%24%76%81%105.0103.0105.0+1.10+0.70+0.4022%136
2018/1950%25%56%44%75%25%69%25%81%63%103.0104.0106.0-0.30+0.80-0.4028%142
2017/1861%6%72%6%83%11%72%17%78%89%102.0103.0107.0-1.30+1.90+0.70147

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
2024/2514317.424%5%64%8%31%
2023/2413217.023%5%64%7%26%
2022/2313614.322%5%69%8%30%
2021/2213314.719%4%73%7%29%
2020/2113913.418%4%67%
2018/1914216.428%1%58%6%16%
2017/1818.15%18%
2016/1714817.928%4%58%

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