Bernard Gilpin Primary School is a primary school located in Houghton le Spring. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 12/07/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing and progress in maths are well above average, progress in reading is above average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.1%, which is 0.9 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Hall Lane, Houghton le Spring

School Information

Address: Hall Lane, Houghton le Spring, DH5 8DA
Website: www.bernardgilpin.com
Telephone: 01919172999
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Sunderland
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Andrew Bainbridge
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 108830

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 12/07/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 400
Number of Pupils: 402
Number of Boys: 202
Number of Girls: 200

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 4.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 1.9 Confidence interval 0.1 to 3.7
Writing
Well Above Average: 2.7 Confidence interval 1.1 to 4.4
Maths
Well Above Average: 6.4 Confidence interval 4.9 to 8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:81%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:36%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:108
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:113
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Houghton Le Spring Nursery School
Neasham Place , DH5 8AE 		4out of 4 294 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Hetton Lyons Nursery School
Four Lane Ends , Hetton-le-Hole DH5 0AH 		3out of 4 3,251 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bernard Gilpin Primary School
Hall Lane , DH5 8DA 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Michael's Catholic Primary School
Durham Road , DH5 8NF 		4out of 4 696 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Gillas Lane Primary Academy
Seaton Avenue , DH5 8EH 		3out of 4 712 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Burnside Academy Inspires
Burnside Estate , DH4 5HB 		3out of 4 1,180 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Eppleton Academy Primary School
Church Road , Hetton-le-Hole DH5 9AJ 		2out of 4 1,475 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Kepier
Dairy Lane , DH4 5BH 		2out of 4 491 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Hetton School
North Road , Hetton-le-Hole DH5 9JZ 		2out of 4 2,729 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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