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EnglandNorth EastDarlingtonDL1 2NGGurney Pease Academy
Primary

Gurney Pease Academy

Primary

Darlington · Darlington · DL1 2NG www.educationvillage.org.uk/

Pupils
197
cap. 274
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
73%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
197
Pupils · 2024/25
10%
EAL · 2024/25
22%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
73%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
197
Pupils · 2024/25
10%
EAL · 2024/25
22%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 20/10/2021

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityDarlington
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio18.6:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Gurney Pease Academy · Primary · Darlington

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
73%
+33pp
73%57%40%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 73%
RWM higher standard
7%
+7pp
7%4%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
80%
Reading higher standard
23%
Writing expected standard
80%
Writing higher standard
13%
Maths expected standard
77%
Maths higher standard
17%
Science expected standard
77%
SPAG expected standard
77%
SPAG higher standard
27%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
GPS scaled score
106.0

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
197
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
10%
FSM eligible
55%
SEN
24%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
22%

Contact

Address
Dodsworth Street, Darlington, DL1 2NG
Local authority
Darlington
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
2024/2573%7%80%23%80%13%77%17%77%77%105.0104.0106.024%197
2023/2440%0%43%0%87%13%50%10%83%63%99.0100.0102.022%215
2022/2356%0%70%7%89%7%56%4%81%67%102.0100.0103.0-2.40+2.00-3.4025%214
2018/1942%0%58%11%89%26%68%16%74%63%102.0103.0102.0-1.70+4.60+1.0018%220
2017/1862%0%73%35%96%31%73%0%81%77%106.0102.0104.0+2.90+4.90-1.1022%217
2016/1746%4%58%4%79%25%83%17%88%88%100.0104.0105.0+2.40+6.70+5.7024%204

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
2024/2519721.224%10%55%7%22%
2023/2421523.222%7%57%8%26%
2022/2321421.325%6%62%8%27%
2021/2221020.922%3%64%7%20%
2020/2122020.019%6%54%
2018/1922022.318%6%55%5%15%
2017/1821723.122%6%52%5%12%
2016/1720418.124%7%50%5%9%

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