New Silksworth Academy Infant

State-Funded School

new-silksworth-academy-infant-sunderland-north-east

North EastRegion

SunderlandLocal Authority

Houghton and Sunderland SouthConstituency

SR3 1ASPostcode

5.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

New Silksworth Academy Infant is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 2–7, located in Sunderland, North East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 215 pupils. New Silksworth Academy Infant is part of Extol Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Ethnicity

White

85%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Pupils

215

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

19%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 2 – 7
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 215
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: Extol Academy Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good (Improving)

Ungraded inspection on 10 July 2024. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one. Ofsted has scheduled a full graded inspection as a result.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
3 Jul 2019	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.