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George Washington Primary School

Sunderland, NE37 1NLPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Mar 2025
KS2 Results
62%
meeting expected standard in RWM
First choices / offers
1.0×
First choices did not exceed offers made
43 1st-choice / 43 offers made
Ranking
#5,966
of 13,686 nationally

About George Washington Primary School

George Washington Primary School is a state-funded primary school in Sunderland, North East, for pupils aged 4 to 11 for boys and girls. DfE data records 384 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 420.

The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Good (19 Mar 2025). 62% met the expected KS2 standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25. admissions data records 43 first-preference applications and 43 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.

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Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
AddressWell Bank Road, Washington, Sunderland, NE37 1NL
HeadteacherDr Ailsa Taylor
Local AuthoritySunderland
Number of Pupils384
Free School Meals (FSM)45.1%
School Capacity384 / 420 (91% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

19 Mar 2025
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Latest monitoring visit (19 Mar 2025): Standards maintained

Source: Ofsted, 25 Mar 2015. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Published SEND Data

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingVisionPhysicalLearning DifficultyOther

Source: Department for Education. Confirm current provision with the school's SENCO.

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George Washington Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This is the overall judgement recorded under the inspection framework in use on the inspection date. Read the report and date before comparing it with newer inspections.