Academy sponsor led · Sunderland

Dubmire Primary

3–11Ages
479Pupils
PrimaryPhase
143524URN

Britannia Terrace, Fence Houses, Houghton le Spring, DH4 6HL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

close to Sunderland median (1.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Sunderland

90 applications for 60 places · 39th of 73 in Sunderland

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

63%met the expected standard

Sunderland 68% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 22 October 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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 entry

1.5applications per place, Reception

close to Sunderland median (1.5) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

90 applications · 60 places offered · 66 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.5; Sunderland median median 1.5
2025 1.4; Sunderland median median 1.6
2024 1.4; Sunderland median median 1.6
2023 1.7; Sunderland median median 1.5
2022 1.4; Sunderland median median 1.6
2021 1.6; Sunderland median median 1.6
2020 1.6; Sunderland median median 2.1
2019 1.5; Sunderland median median 2.0
2018 1.7; Sunderland median median 2.0
2017 1.6; Sunderland median median 2.0
2016 1.4; Sunderland median median 2.1; as the previous school
2015 1.5; Sunderland median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 1.6; Sunderland median median 1.8; as the previous school

This school
Sunderland median

Dashed bars: as Dubmire Primary (URN 133558), 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	60	90	1.5	66	1.10
Sep 2025	60	82	1.4	62	1.03
Sep 2024	55	77	1.4	54	0.98
Sep 2023	60	103	1.7	82	1.37
Sep 2022	46	66	1.4	45	0.98
Sep 2021	42	67	1.6	42	1.00
Sep 2020	48	78	1.6	42	0.88
Sep 2019	60	90	1.5	54	0.90
Sep 2018	39	66	1.7	38	0.97
Sep 2017	39	64	1.6	37	0.95
Sep 2016 *	58	83	1.4	58	1.00
Sep 2015 *	60	88	1.5	61	1.02
Sep 2014 *	55	85	1.6	52	0.95

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 73% · Writing 71% · Maths 73% → all three 63% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard63%45th of 73 in Sunderland

Sunderland 68% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard73%

Sunderland 78% England 78%

Higher standard35%

Sunderland 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard71%

Sunderland 76% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Sunderland 16% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard73%

Sunderland 81% England 77%

Higher standard29%

Sunderland 25% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Sunderland median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	63%	10%	105	105
2023/24	64%	7%	104	104
2022/23	73%	12%	105	106

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

Dubmire PrimaryThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.5applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Woodlea Primary School
1.1 km · County Durham

Remains Good2024

2.1applications per place
Burnside Academy Inspires
1.3 km · Sunderland

Standards maintained2024

2.1applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Newbottle Primary Academy
1.7 km · Sunderland

2026

1.6applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Bournmoor Primary School
1.8 km · County Durham

Remains Good2024

2.1applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Houghton
1.9 km · Sunderland

2026

1.6applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Bernard Gilpin Primary School
2.1 km · Sunderland

Outstanding2022

1.8applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
East Rainton Primary School
2.4 km · Sunderland

Remains Good2023

1.4applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Shiney Row Primary School
2.6 km · Sunderland

Remains Good2022

1.3applications per place 71%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
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Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 143524 · 394/2011
Trust: Aim High Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 420 pupils · 479 on roll
Free school meals: 28.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 October 2016
Replaced: Dubmire Primary (URN 133558)
Address: Britannia Terrace, Fence Houses, Houghton le Spring, DH4 6HL
Local authority: Sunderland

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources