Burnside Academy Inspires 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 17/09/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.3%, which is 1.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Burnside Estate, Houghton le Spring

School Information

Address: Burnside Estate, Houghton le Spring, DH4 5HB
Website: www.burnsideacademy.co.uk
Telephone: 07522793344
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Sunderland
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs L Kelly
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 142996

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 17/09/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 179
Number of Boys: 68
Number of Girls: 111

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 13.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.4 Confidence interval -3.6 to 0.8
Writing
Average: 1 Confidence interval -1 to 3.1
Maths
Average: -1 Confidence interval -3 to 0.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:60%
England Average:65%

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

School:7%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:99
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:101
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 1,152 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Burnside Academy Inspires
Burnside Estate , DH4 5HB 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Newbottle Primary Academy
Houghton Road , Newbottle DH4 4EE 		3out of 4 844 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Bernard Gilpin Primary School
Hall Lane , DH5 8DA 		3out of 4 1,180 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Michael's Catholic Primary School
Durham Road , DH5 8NF 		4out of 4 1,364 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Dubmire Primary
Britannia Terrace , Fence Houses DH4 6HL 		1out of 4 1,375 yd Academy sponsor led 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 4 871 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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