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Good
Oversubscribed
Maintained school
Bernard Gilpin Primary School
Primary
Hall Lane, Houghton le Spring, DH58DA
019 1917 2999


School Profile

GENDER
Mixed
AGE
5 - 11
PUPILS
419

Bernard Gilpin Primary School is a Maintained school (Community school). The school consists of mixed pupils aged between 5 and 11 and has a capacity of 400. The school was last rated as Good by Ofsted on 12 Jul 2012.

This school has strong academic results. It is in the top 20% of Primary schools in England based on pupils who met or exceeded the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.


PUPIL MIX
208 boys and 211 girls
PUPILS PER TEACHER
19
ELIGIBLE FOR FREE SCHOOL MEALS
20%
ENGLISH NOT FIRST LANGUAGE
0%
PERSISTENT ABSENCE
4.9%
PUPIL DIVERSITY MIX
School census date: 16 Jan 2020

SPECIAL CLASSES
No
SEN SUPPORT
11.2%
EHC PLAN
0.7%


School Performance


Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School
81%
Local Authority
67%
England
65%


Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School
36%
Local Authority
11%
England
11%


Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average
Writing
Well Above Average
Maths
Well Above Average


Key Stage 2 Scaled Scores

Average Score School Local Authority England
Reading 108 104 104
Maths 113 105 105




School Inspections


Inspectorate

The Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted)

Inspection reports

Ofsted Website  

Latest inspection rating

Latest inspection date

12 Jul 2012

Latest inspection summary:


Category Assessment
Quality of education No Judgement
Behaviour and attitudes No Judgement
Personal development No Judgement
Leadership and management Good
Safeguarding is effective -
Early years provision Does not apply




School Admissions


Demand for primary school places
Oversubscribed

Applications and Offers  
Total preferred applications 119
Of which first preference applications 61
Of which second preference applications 38
Of which third preference applications 20
Total offers made 60
Of which first preference offers 51
Of which second preference offers 8
Of which third preference offers 1




School Neighbourhood


PUBLIC TRANSPORT
5
GREEN SPACE
5
ENVIRONMENT
10
SAFETY
2
PROPERTY
£142,000 Median house price as at September 2020


DIVERSITY MIX


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