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Burnside Academy Inspires

Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy

Burnside Estate, Houghton le Spring DH4 5HB · burnsideacademy.co.uk · 0191 512 0466

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Overview

Ofsted
Standards maintained
Ungraded inspection · Oct 2024
Key stage 2, 2024/25
57%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Sunderland 66%, England 62%
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
174
74% of 236 places
Local authority
Sunderland
Nursery class
Yes
Free school meals
44.4%
First language not English
6.9%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Inspire Multi Academy Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 21 families put the school first and 22 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 8 (Places 8)8September 2023: 16 (Places 25)16September 2024: 22 (Places 22)22September 2025: 19 (Places 22)19September 2026: 21 (Places 22)21Places 22
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202622211100%
September 2025Sept 202522190.9100%
September 2024Sept 202422221100%
September 2023Sept 202325160.6100%
September 2022Sept 2022881100%

Results

In 2024/25, 57% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Sunderland it was 66%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 48% (England 53%)48%2016/17: 64% (England 61%)64%2017/18: 72% (England 64%)72%2018/19: 60% (England 65%)60%2022/23: 70% (England 60%)70%2023/24: 56% (England 61%)56%2024/25: 57% (England 62%)57%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▼57%62%
▼0%8%
Average scaled score
▼103106
▼97105
●103105

Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 108823)

Ofsted

At an ungraded inspection on 22 October 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Burnside Academy Inspires was: Standards maintained.

Outcome
Standards maintained
Inspected
22 Oct 2024
Ungraded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Jun 2019

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Jun 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Sept 2014Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood
  • Nov 2012Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementGood

What parents said

85% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (13 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
85%
Replies
13
8% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▲100% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲100% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved●85% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations●85% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲92% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲92% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▲92% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼85% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▼77% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development●77% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲81% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 85% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼0% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 15% who had a child bullied

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