Easington Lane Primary School
High Street, Houghton le Spring, DH5 0JT
281 pupils · 89% of 315 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- Free school meals
- 47.4%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 1 November 2023, published 4 December 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 63% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 3% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 37 | 37 | 46 | 37 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 20 | 16 | 22 | 19 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 29 | 29 | 36 | 29 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 24 | 24 | 29 | 24 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 30 | 28 | 38 | 30 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 28 | 28 | 37 | 28 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 42 | 39 | 66 | 42 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 40 | 38 | 61 | 40 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Hetton Lyons Primary School 1.5 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- South Hetton Primary 1.7 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Hetton Primary School 2 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Murton 2.8 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Eppleton Academy Primary School 3 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Ribbon School 3.2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.