Trinity Academy New Bridge

State-Funded School

trinity-academy-new-bridge-sunderland-north-east

North EastRegion

SunderlandLocal Authority

Washington and Gateshead SouthConstituency

SR5 3NFPostcode

0.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

Trinity Academy New Bridge is a state-funded special for pupils aged 11–19, located in Sunderland, North East.

It currently serves 128 pupils. Trinity Academy New Bridge is part of Trinity Academy Newcastle.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Requires improvement

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 2.1
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 0%
EBacc average point score: 0.08

Ethnicity

White

97%

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

128

Total Pupils

85%Boys

15%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

74%

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: Special
Age range: 11 – 19
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 128
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: Trinity Academy Newcastle

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
21 Sept 2025	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Requires improvement	Not judged
21 Jun 2023	Good	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Requires improvement
11 Sept 2018	Inadequate	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Inadequate

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.