Barnwell Academy

State-Funded School

barnwell-academy-sunderland-north-east

North EastRegion

SunderlandLocal Authority

Houghton and Sunderland SouthConstituency

DH4 7RTPostcode

9.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Barnwell Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Sunderland, North East.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 302 pupils. Barnwell Academy is part of TYNE AND WEAR LEARNING TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 87%
Higher standard: 17%
Reading score: 108
Maths score: 107

Ethnicity

White

96%

Asian

<1%

Black

<1%

Mixed

Pupils

302

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

13%

England average

27%

First language not English

<1%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 302
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: TYNE AND WEAR LEARNING TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
17 Sept 2023	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding
13 Nov 2012	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.