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Easington Lane Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Sarah Nordstrom

location_onHoughton le Spring, DH5 0JT

language Visit Website phone 1915171700

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2018

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Students

303

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Expected Standard

63%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Easington Lane Primary School is a Community school primary school in Houghton le Spring, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 53% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Easington Lane Primary School is a community school in Houghton le Spring, Sunderland, admitting pupils aged 2-11. The school has approximately 303 pupils on roll, of whom 50% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 63% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 3% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #43 of 73 primaries in Sunderland and #6,016 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2018. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 18.8:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 3.4 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 63%

Reading74% LA 73%

Writing74% LA 72%

Maths74% LA 74%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 63%England 61%

Reading80% LA 74% · Eng 74%

Writing71% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths80% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

42%

LA 60%England 60%

Reading67% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing64% LA 73% · Eng 71%

Maths53% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.1

Read

LA -0.4

-2.2 to 2.0

2.5

Write

LA 0.3

0.5 to 4.5

-2.1

Maths

LA -0.4

-4.0 to -0.2

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

73%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading85% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing77% LA 79% · Eng 78%

Maths88% LA 78% · Eng 79%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

4.3

Read

LA 0.4

1.9 to 6.6

-0.9

Write

LA 1.2

-3.1 to 1.3

2.4

Maths

LA 0.5

0.3 to 4.5

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

77%

LA 65%

Reading88% LA 75%

Writing81% LA 79%

Maths85% LA 75%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

4.3

Read

LA 1.1

2 to 6.6

0.4

Write

LA 1.2

-1.8 to 2.6

3.9

Maths

LA 1.0

1.8 to 6

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

31 October 2023

Inspection Report

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09 May 2018

Inspection Report

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25 February 2014

Inspection Report

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30 March 2011

Inspection Report

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23 May 2008

Inspection Report

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27 June 2005

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2018-05-09

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2014-02-25

S8 No Formal Designation Visit Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2011-03-30

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

2.6%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.3%(4 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

1pupils

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National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 303 pupils. During this period, there were 8 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 2.6%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	303	8	2.6%	0.8%	1
2024/25 (Autumn term)	291	12	4.1%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	316	16	5.1%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	310	11	3.5%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	298	3	1.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	318	7	2.2%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	303	9	3.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	298	11	3.7%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	318	6	1.9%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	301	5	1.7%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	298	8	2.7%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	311	9	2.9%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	306	1	0.3%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	304	5	1.6%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	315	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	315	10	3.2%	0.4%	1
2019/20 (Autumn term)	305	13	4.3%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	307	3	1.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	299	4	1.3%	0.5%	1
2018/19 (Autumn term)	284	1	0.4%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	281	2	0.7%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	279	1	0.4%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	271	3	1.1%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	285	2	0.7%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	280	2	0.7%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	268	2	0.7%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 18 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 15 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 13 pupils

Physical Disability 6 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 5 pupils

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Easington Lane Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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