55%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
37%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
43.6
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
31%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
859.7
EBacc APS · 2024/25
1,144
Pupils · 2024/25
1%
EAL · 2024/25
29%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 09/03/2022
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySunderland
PhaseSecondary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio16.1:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen
Overview of Kepier · Secondary · Sunderland
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How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
55%
-13pp
69%62%55%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 55%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
37%
-5pp
50%43%35%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 37%
Attainment 8
43.6
-3.3
49.946.843.6
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 43.6
EBacc entry
31%
-4pp
36%30%24%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 31%
EBacc APS
859.7
+7.4
889.2854.6820.0
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 859.7
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
1,144
Pupil : teacher ratio
16.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
1%
FSM eligible
37%
SEN
19%
Overall absence
10%
Persistent absence
29%
Contact
Address
Dairy Lane, Houghton le Spring, DH4 5BH
Local authority
Sunderland
Website
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 55% | 37% | 43.6 | Not applicable | 31% | 859.7 | 31% | 1,144 |
| 2023/24 | 68% | 43% | 46.9 | -0.29 | 35% | 852.2 | 35% | 1,147 |
| 2022/23 | 69% | 50% | 49.9 | -0.16 | 30% | 889.2 | 30% | 1,116 |
| 2021/22 | 63% | 39% | 47.7 | -0.46 | 24% | 873.1 | 24% | 1,082 |
| 2018/19 | 62% | 35% | 45.5 | -0.27 | 36% | 820.0 | 36% | 1,018 |
| 2017/18 | 47% | 25% | 40.4 | -0.67 | 41% | 670.5 | 41% | 1,008 |
| 2016/17 | 58% | 36% | 42.8 | -0.57 | 43% | — | 43% | 1,018 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 1,144 | 16.8 | 19% | 1% | 37% | 10% | 29% |
| 2023/24 | 1,147 | 17.7 | 17% | 1% | 35% | 10% | 28% |
| 2022/23 | 1,116 | 17.5 | 14% | 1% | 34% | 10% | 28% |
| 2021/22 | 1,082 | 16.7 | 12% | 0% | 35% | 10% | 29% |
| 2020/21 | 1,065 | 17.7 | 16% | 0% | 35% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 1,018 | 14.9 | 15% | 0% | 36% | 6% | 15% |
| 2017/18 | 1,008 | 14.5 | 15% | 0% | 38% | 6% | 15% |
| 2016/17 | 1,018 | 15.1 | 14% | 1% | 37% | 6% | 17% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.