Primary school

Bernard Gilpin Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 5–11
  • Mixed
  • Sunderland
  • DH5 8DA
Ofsted Outstanding · inspected Sep 2022 Top school 2024/25

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 623 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 5%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 5%5%2016/17: top 7%2017/18: top 8%2018/19: top 15%2022/23: top 4%4% · 2022/232023/24: top 7%2024/25: top 5%No exams

Against North EastArrows: North East rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM87% · North East 67%10/10 Top 10%+16.6 pts
Higher standard, RWM28% · North East 8%10/10 Top 10%
Reading score110 · North East 10510/10 Top 10%
Maths score110 · North East 10510/10 Top 10%
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 84% · 44 pupils · North East 58%2016/17: 85% · 40 pupils · North East 68%2017/18: 86% · 57 pupils · North East 72%2018/19: 81% · 47 pupils · North East 69%2022/23: 86% · 66 pupils · North East 65%2023/24: 83% · 52 pupils · North East 64%2024/25: 87% · 60 pupils · North East 67%87%81%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 14% · 44 pupils · North East 5%2016/17: 15% · 40 pupils · North East 7%2017/18: 26% · 57 pupils · North East 10%2018/19: 36% · 47 pupils · North East 10%2022/23: 24% · 66 pupils · North East 7%2023/24: 23% · 52 pupils · North East 6%2024/25: 28% · 60 pupils · North East 8%36%14%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 109 · 44 pupils · North East 1032016/17: 109 · 40 pupils · North East 1042017/18: 108 · 57 pupils · North East 1062018/19: 108 · 47 pupils · North East 1052022/23: 111 · 66 pupils · North East 1052023/24: 109 · 52 pupils · North East 1052024/25: 110 · 60 pupils · North East 105111108No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 107 · 44 pupils · North East 1032016/17: 108 · 40 pupils · North East 1052017/18: 110 · 57 pupils · North East 1052018/19: 113 · 47 pupils · North East 1052022/23: 110 · 66 pupils · North East 1042023/24: 109 · 52 pupils · North East 1042024/25: 110 · 60 pupils · North East 105113107No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in92.1%
58 of 63 who put it first2014 · 86.3%2026 · 92.1%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st6358
2nd342
3rd110

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2008–2022

  1. 2008Satisfactory
  2. 2011Inadequate
  3. 2012Good
  4. 2015Ungraded visit
  5. 2019Remains Good
  6. 2022Outstanding

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026417
Free school meals (past 6 years)22.5%
First language not English2.1%
SEN support15.4%
EHC plan1.4%
Absence (sessions missed)3.2%
Persistently absent pupils5.5%

Girls 47.6%Boys 52.4%

104.2% full · 400 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher19.9
Pupils per adult15.6
  • Classroom teachers 17
  • Leadership 4
  • Teaching assistants 2.9
  • Other support 6.5

Teachers 21 FTE · Whole workforce 30.4 · 35 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£6,466
Spend per pupil£6,216
Staff spend per pupil£4,576
Reserve per pupil£798
  • +£332,819revenue reserve
  • +£104,192in-year balance

Grants £6,297 · self-generated £169 · premises £438 per pupil