Burnside Academy Inspires

General Information

Address: Burnside Estate, Houghton le Spring, DH4 5HB
Phone: 01915120466
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs L Kelly
Age range: 3-11 years
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Number of pupils: 174
School capacity: 236
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 71
% eligible for free school meals: 44.4%
Nursery provision: Yes

Behaviour

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About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Behaviour information for this school has not been added yet.

Attendance

Overall absence: 4.8%
Persistently absent pupils: 6.6%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

SEN provision information for this school has not been added yet.

Pupils on SEN Support: 29.9%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 1.7%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Moderate learning difficulty: 18 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 15 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 14 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 3 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Moderate learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Autistic spectrum disorder: 1 pupil
Other difficulty or disability: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

No overall grade given 2024 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted stopped giving single overall grades for a period between September 2024 and November 2025 - this school's most recent inspection falls in that window, so there's no single rating to show, even though it was inspected. The full report (linked below) still has the detail.

Educational attainment data for this school has not been added yet.

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Financials

Financial summary information for this school has not been added yet.

Spending per pupil: £7,298 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

Ranked #25 of 69 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#23Lambton Primary School£7,477
#24Willow Wood Community Primary School£7,332
#25Burnside Academy Inspires£7,298
#26Hudson Road Primary School£7,277
#27Shiney Row Primary School£7,169

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

#1Marlborough Primary School£9,188
#2Academy 360£9,167
#3Blackfell Primary School£8,746
#4Oxclose Primary Academy£8,717
#5Southwick Community Primary School£8,683
#6East Rainton Primary School£8,646
#7New Penshaw Academy£8,511
#8Thorney Close Primary School£8,388
#9Wessington Primary School£8,283
#10Benedict Biscop Church of England Academy£8,264
#11Barmston Village Primary School£8,264
#12Hasting Hill Academy£8,151
#13Albany Village Primary School£8,094
#14Valley Road Academy£8,092
#15Gillas Lane Primary Academy£8,015
#16Plains Farm Academy£8,006
#17Hetton Primary School£7,920
#18Grange Park Primary School£7,878
#19Town End Academy£7,820
#20Easington Lane Primary School£7,766
#21Usworth Colliery Primary School£7,752
#22Hylton Castle Primary School£7,609
#23Lambton Primary School£7,477
#24Willow Wood Community Primary School£7,332
#25Burnside Academy Inspires£7,298
#26Hudson Road Primary School£7,277
#27Shiney Row Primary School£7,169
#28Grangetown Primary School£7,144
#29English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, Sunderland£7,101
#30Bexhill Academy£7,010
#31South Hylton Primary Academy£6,948
#32Eppleton Academy Primary School£6,930
#33John F Kennedy Primary School£6,904
#34St John Bosco Catholic Primary School, Town End Farm, Sunderland£6,901
#35Barnwell Academy£6,888
#36Northern Saints Church of England Academy£6,868
#37St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland£6,850
#38Farringdon Academy£6,823
#39Castletown Primary School£6,663
#40St John Boste Catholic Primary School, Washington£6,593
#41Highfield Academy£6,543
#42St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Ryhope£6,497
#43Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School, Penshaw£6,491
#44Redby Academy£6,469
#45George Washington Primary School£6,451
#46Holley Park Academy£6,357
#47St Anne's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School£6,309
#48Christ's College£6,250
#49Hetton Lyons Primary School£6,248
#50St Paul's CofE Primary School£6,240
#51Richard Avenue Primary School£6,230
#52Seaburn Dene Primary School£6,225
#53Fatfield Academy£6,138
#54Mill Hill Primary School£6,117
#55East Herrington Primary Academy£6,069
#56St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland£6,064
#57St Benet's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School£6,009
#58St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Houghton£5,985
#59Rickleton Primary School£5,985
#60Springwell Village Primary School£5,931
#61St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Washington£5,857
#62Biddick Primary School£5,696
#63St Leonard's Catholic Primary School, Silksworth£5,668
#64St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Washington£5,573
#65St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland£5,552
#66Bernard Gilpin Primary School£5,545
#67Dubmire Primary£5,426
#68Newbottle Primary Academy£4,671
#69Dame Dorothy Primary School£3,943

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