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Gurney Pease Academy

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

personMrs Alison Sinclair

corporate_fareTHE EDUCATION VILLAGE ACADEMY TRUST

location_onDarlington, DL1 2NG

language Visit Website phone 1325380790

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

214

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Expected Standard

73%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Gurney Pease Academy is a Academy converter primary school in Darlington, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 26% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Gurney Pease Academy is an academy converter in Darlington, admitting pupils aged 2-11. It is part of THE EDUCATION VILLAGE ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 197 pupils on roll, of whom 55% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 73% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 7% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #3 of 27 primaries in Darlington and #1,239 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 18.6:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 2.0 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

73%

LA 60%

Reading80% LA 70%

Writing80% LA 70%

Maths77% LA 71%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

40%

LA 56%England 61%

Reading43% LA 69% · Eng 74%

Writing87% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths50% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

56%

LA 55%England 60%

Reading70% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing89% LA 68% · Eng 71%

Maths56% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.4

Read

LA -0.4

-4.9 to 0.0

2.0

Write

LA 0.1

-0.3 to 4.3

-3.4

Maths

LA -0.6

-5.7 to -1.1

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

42%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading58% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing89% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths68% LA 80% · Eng 79%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.7

Read

LA 0.5

-4.6 to 1.1

4.6

Write

LA 1.0

2.0 to 7.3

1.0

Maths

LA 0.9

-1.5 to 3.5

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

62%

LA 64%

Reading73% LA 77%

Writing96% LA 80%

Maths73% LA 75%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.9

Read

LA 0.7

0.6 to 5.2

4.9

Write

LA 0.7

2.7 to 7.1

-1.1

Maths

LA 1.0

-3.2 to 1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

19 October 2021

Inspection Report

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03 December 2020

Inspection Report

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22 November 2016

Inspection Report

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09 July 2013

Inspection Report

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10 August 2012

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2016-11-22

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2013-07-09

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2010-05-26

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

1.0%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.5%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 197 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.0%, 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)	197	2	1.0%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	195	6	3.1%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	211	4	1.9%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	215	1	0.5%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	208	6	2.9%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	221	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	214	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	210	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	212	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	210	1	0.5%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	207	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	229	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	220	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	222	1	0.5%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	231	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	231	1	0.4%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	225	1	0.4%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	221	1	0.5%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	220	1	0.5%	0.5%	1
2018/19 (Autumn term)	218	4	1.8%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	224	3	1.3%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	217	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	213	1	0.5%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	214	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	204	1	0.5%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	204	0	0.0%	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.

Speech, Language & Communication 26 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 12 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 6 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 2 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils