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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 26 June 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 4 December 2013Graded inspection: Good · as Gillas Lane Primary School, URN 108829
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry36 applications · 21 places offered · 20 named it first
- 2026 1.7; Sunderland median median 1.5
- 2025 1.8; Sunderland median median 1.6
- 2024 1.8; Sunderland median median 1.6
- 2023 1.6; Sunderland median median 1.5
- 2022 2.2; Sunderland median median 1.6
- 2021 2.1; Sunderland median median 1.6
- 2020 3.1; Sunderland median median 2.1
- 2019 2.2; Sunderland median median 2.0
- 2018 1.8; Sunderland median median 2.0
- 2017 2.9; Sunderland median median 2.0
- 2016 2.6; Sunderland median median 2.1; as the previous school
- 2015 2.3; Sunderland median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2014 2.3; Sunderland median median 1.8; as the previous school
- This school
- Sunderland median
Dashed bars: as Gillas Lane Primary School (URN 108829), the previous school.
Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 21 | 36 | 1.7 | 20 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2025 | 18 | 32 | 1.8 | 17 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2024 | 20 | 35 | 1.8 | 20 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2023 | 14 | 23 | 1.6 | 14 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2022 | 14 | 31 | 2.2 | 12 | 0.86 |
| Sep 2021 | 14 | 29 | 2.1 | 12 | 0.86 |
| Sep 2020 | 11 | 34 | 3.1 | 11 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2019 | 16 | 35 | 2.2 | 11 | 0.69 |
| Sep 2018 | 18 | 32 | 1.8 | 17 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2017 | 13 | 38 | 2.9 | 11 | 0.85 |
| Sep 2016 * | 14 | 36 | 2.6 | 12 | 0.86 |
| Sep 2015 * | 12 | 27 | 2.3 | 12 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2014 * | 16 | 37 | 2.3 | 14 | 0.88 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 15% · Writing 69% · Maths 77% → all three 15% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- Sunderland median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 15% | 0% | 97 | 101 |
| 2023/24 | 58% | 11% | 105 | 101 |
| 2022/23 | 67% | 5% | 105 | 103 |
Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Gillas Lane Primary AcademyThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20241.7applications per place 15%met the SATs standard
- 0.7 km · SunderlandOutstanding20221.8applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
- 0.9 km · SunderlandGraded · no overall grade20241.3applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
- 1.1 km · Sunderland20261.6applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
- 1.7 km · SunderlandStandards maintained20242.1applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
- 2.1 km · Sunderland20261.6applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
- 2.3 km · SunderlandRemains Good20231.4applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
- 2.4 km · SunderlandRemains Good20242.1applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
- 2.6 km · Sunderland20261.5applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 143493 · 394/2175
- Trust
- Aim High Academy Trust
- Capacity
- 150 pupils · 134 on roll
- Free school meals
- 61.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 October 2016
- Replaced
- Gillas Lane Primary School (URN 108829)
- Address
- Seaton Avenue, Houghton le Spring, DH5 8EH
- Local authority
- Sunderland
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources