Gurney Pease Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Oct 19 2021 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
2 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Darlington
Unique reference
138362
Address
Dodsworth Street, DL1 2NG

Pupils

Number of Pupils
197 (86% of total capacity)
Boys
51.8%
Girls
48.2%
First language not English
10.2%
Free school meals (FSM)
47.7%
Persistent absence
20.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
21.8%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 82.2%
Other White 5.6%
Mixed 4.5%
African 3%
Other Asian 1%
Other Black 1%
Irish 0.5%
Indian 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Chinese 0.5%
Other 0.5%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-2.4
WritingAverage2
MathsWell below average-3.4
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 40%
Local authority average 62%
England average 62%

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

School 0%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 99
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 100
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Gurney Pease Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
20
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
20
2nd preference
8
3rd preference
8
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
20
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes23.4
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher22
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher25.8
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
9
6
3
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
2
2
0
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
3
1
2
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
11
5
6
Reception, Part-time
1
0
1
Reception, Full-time
23
9
14
Year 1
20
11
9
Year 2
25
17
8
Year 3
18
10
8
Year 4
28
15
13
Year 5
27
14
13
Year 6
30
12
18
Year 2024-2025

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