New Silksworth Academy Infant
Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 NextAcademy sponsor led · Primary
Sunderland · SR3 1AS · Sunderland
Ages 2–7
- Absence6.0%
- FSM28.9%
- Demand0.97
0.0 miles away
OpenPrimaryOfsted: School remains GoodURN 143415
New Silksworth Academy Junior
Academy sponsor led · Sunderland · SR3 1AS
Ages 7–11 · 200 pupils · Sunderland
Ofsted
School remains Good
KS2 expected (RWM)
67%
Overall absence
5.9%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
School remains Good
Inspection date
2024-09-29
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Expected standard (RWM)67%
Higher standard (RWM)7%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 104.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 105.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 103.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence5.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)16.1%
Unauthorised1.8%
- Authorised absence
- 4.1%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 0.0%
- Enrolments in measure
- 218
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill71%
200 pupils · 280 places
- Pupils on roll
- 200
- Boys / girls
- 101 / 99
- School capacity
- 280
- Capacity fill
- 200 / 280 (71%)
- Free school meals
- 49.5%
- FSM pupils
- 99
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
Age range
Ages 7–11
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Governance
- Academy trust: EXTOL ACADEMY TRUST
- Academy trust
- EXTOL ACADEMY TRUST
- Sponsor
- Extol Academy Trust
- Headteacher
- Mrs Emma Robins
Location
- Address
- Blind Lane, New Silksworth
- Postcode
- SR3 1AS
- Town
- Sunderland
- County
- Tyne and Wear
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- District
- Sunderland
- Constituency
- Houghton and Sunderland South
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy sponsor led (primary), Ages 7–11, in Sunderland, Sunderland, 200 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 49.5%.
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
St Leonard's Catholic Primary School, Silksworth
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Sunderland · SR3 2BB · Sunderland
Ages 5–11
- KS2100%
- Absence4.5%
- FSM21.7%
- Demand0.89
0.1 miles away
Mill Hill Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodCommunity school · Primary
Sunderland · SR3 2PJ · Sunderland
Ages 5–11
- KS283%
- Absence4.5%
- FSM15.4%
- Demand0.92
0.6 miles away
Hill View Infant Academy
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Sunderland · SR2 9JJ · Sunderland
Ages 3–7
- Absence5.6%
- FSM8.6%
- Demand0.93
1.0 miles away
Plains Farm Academy
Ofsted: Standards maintainedAcademy sponsor led · Primary
Sunderland · SR3 1SU · Sunderland
Ages 3–11
- KS268%
- Absence8.1%
- FSM41.8%
- Demand1.00
1.0 miles away
Farringdon Academy
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Sunderland · SR3 3DJ · Sunderland
Ages 3–11
- KS262%
- Absence8.2%
- FSM47.6%
- Demand1.00
1.1 miles away
Ryhope Junior School
Ofsted: Expected standardCommunity school · Primary
Sunderland · SR2 0RT · Sunderland
Ages 7–11
- KS258%
- Absence5.3%
- FSM54.4%
1.1 miles away
Ryhope Infant School Academy
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Sunderland · SR2 0RT · Sunderland
Ages 2–7
- Absence5.8%
- FSM31.9%
- Demand0.91
1.1 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Emma Robins
- Telephone
- 01915000015