Bernard Gilpin Primary School
Community school in Houghton le Spring, Sunderland.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Community school |
| Age range | 5 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 417 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 400 |
| Free school meals | 21.60% |
| Local authority | Sunderland |
| Address | Hall Lane, Houghton le Spring, Tyne and Wear, DH5 8DA |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.bernardgilpin.com |
| Telephone | 01919172999 |
| URN | 108830 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 21 September 2022, published 13 November 2022:
| Overall effectiveness | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years provision | Outstanding |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Houghton (primary school, about 0.6 km)
- Gillas Lane Primary Academy (primary school, about 0.7 km)
- Burnside Academy Inspires (primary school, about 1.1 km)
- Eppleton Academy Primary School (primary school, about 1.4 km)
- Newbottle Primary Academy (primary school, about 1.6 km)
- Dubmire Primary (primary school, about 2.1 km)
- East Rainton Primary School (primary school, about 2.1 km)
- Hetton Primary School (primary school, about 2.6 km)
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