New Silksworth Academy Infant
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 2–7 · Sunderland
New Silksworth Academy Infant is a primary school in Sunderland for ages 2–7 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next, from the inspection on 10 July 2024. Sunderland has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2025 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Blind Lane, New Silksworth, Sunderland, SR3 1AS
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–7
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Sunderland
- Pupils on roll
- 215 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 19.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Inspected 10 July 2024
Strengths
- “The pupils who attend New Silksworth Academy know that they belong here.”
- “They have a strong sense of their own identity and what it means to be a pupil at the school.”
- “The school’s motto #WeAre encapsulates this sense of belonging.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 30 September 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 33 first-preference applications, 37 offers in total, 33 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.
- New Silksworth Academy Junior 0.0 mi School remains Good
- St Leonard's Catholic Primary School, Silksworth 0.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Mill Hill Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Hill View Infant Academy 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Plains Farm Academy 1.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Farringdon Academy 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Ryhope Infant School Academy 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Ryhope Junior School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade