Ryhope Infant School Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–7 · Sunderland
Ryhope Infant School Academy is a primary school in Sunderland for ages 2–7 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 23 November 2022. Sunderland has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2025 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Shaftesbury Avenue, Ryhope, Sunderland, SR2 0RT
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–7
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Sunderland
- Pupils on roll
- 172 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 21.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 23 November 2022
Strengths
- “Leaders have ensured pupils at Ryhope Infant School Academy learn about their local community and know how to take care of it.”
- “Pupils show enthusiasm when they talk about the changes over time in Ryhope.”
- “Pupils respect the environment.”
To improve
- “Teachers are still getting used to these curriculum plans.”
- “Teachers’ subject knowledge is variable in some foundation subjects.”
- “As a result, teachers sometimes provide work that does not match the ambition of the planned curriculum.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 17 January 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 28 first-preference applications, 41 offers in total, 28 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Reception 2024 to 2025, as Sunderland published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Sunderland.
- Ryhope Junior School 0.0 mi No Ofsted grade
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Ryhope 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- St Paul's CofE Primary School 0.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Hill View Infant Academy 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- St Leonard's Catholic Primary School, Silksworth 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Hill View Junior Academy 1.1 mi Standards maintained
- New Silksworth Academy Infant 1.1 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- New Silksworth Academy Junior 1.1 mi School remains Good