Bernard Gilpin Primary School
Primary schoolBernard Gilpin Primary School is a primary school in Sunderland, for pupils aged 5 to 11. It had 417 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Outstanding (overall), September 2022
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 21 September 2022
- Overall effectiveness
- Outstanding
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 87% of pupils at Bernard Gilpin Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 66% in Sunderland and 62% in England.
28% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Sunderland | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 87% | 66% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 28% | 11% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 110 | 105 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Houghton Le Spring Nursery SchoolNursery. Standards maintained, February 2025270 m
- KepierSecondary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 46.3 (2025/26, provisional)450 m
- St Michael's Catholic Primary School, HoughtonPrimary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 87% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)640 m
- Gillas Lane Primary AcademyPrimary. School remains Good, June 2024. 15% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)650 m
- Burnside Academy InspiresPrimary. Standards maintained, October 2024. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- Eppleton Academy Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade. 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.4 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Sunderland
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).