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Bernard Gilpin Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–11 · Community school
Hall Lane, Houghton le Spring DH5 8DA · bernardgilpin.com · 0191 917 2999
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Sept 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 87%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Sunderland 66%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 417
- 17 over 400 places · 104%
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- Free school meals
- 21.6%
- First language not English
- 1.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 63 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 92% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 60 | 63 | 1.1▲ | 92% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 64 | 1.1▲ | 89% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 58 | 1 | 97% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 55 | 49 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 56 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 87% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 28% the higher standard. Across Sunderland it was 66%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲87% | 62% | ||
| ▲28% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲110 | 106 | ||
| ▲110 | 105 | ||
| ▲112 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Bernard Gilpin Primary School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 21 September 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 21 Sept 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Improving, ungraded inspection, May 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2019Ungraded inspectionImproving
Safeguarding Effective Jul 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Jun 2011Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good
What parents said
95% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (113 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 95%
- Replies
- 113
- 28% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 56% who raised concerns
based on the 26% who had a child bullied
based on 19 parents (17%) with SEND