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George Washington Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Well Bank Road, Washington NE37 1NL · gwps.org.uk · 0191 490 6453
On the mapSearch near NE37 1NL
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Mar 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 62%
- 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
- 384
- 91% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 45.1%
- First language not English
- 2.9%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Oak Learning Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 43 families put the school first and 43 places were offered; 100% 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 | 43 | 43 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 41 | 41 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 59 | 66 | 1.1▲ | 89% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 59 | 69 | 1.2▲ | 86% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 60 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 62% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 5% 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 | |||
| ●62% | 62% | ||
| ▼5% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 133473)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 19 March 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for George Washington Primary School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 18 Mar 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Feb 2020
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Feb 2020Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Mar 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good May 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
97% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (71 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 97%
- Replies
- 71
- 18% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 70% who raised concerns
based on the 23% who had a child bullied
based on 12 parents (17%) with SEND