Ryhope Infant School Academy
Shaftesbury Avenue, Ryhope, Sunderland, SR2 0RT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- RYHOPE INFANT SCHOOL ACADEMY
- Headteacher
- Mrs Tammy Allen
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Sunderland Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 255
- Pupils on roll
- 172
- URN
- 140928
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01919171910
About this school
Ryhope Infant School Academy is a primary academy in Sunderland. It teaches children aged 2 to 7 and has 172 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 23 November 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Trends over time
How Ryhope Infant School Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 169 |
| 2023/24 | 176 |
| 2024/25 | 177 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ryhope Infant School Academy compares
Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.6% | 36.3% | 172 | — |
| Ryhope Junior School | 67% | 5.4% | 52.7% | 158 | 0.0 miles |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Ryhope | 58% | 3.7% | 20.1% | 184 | 0.3 miles |
| St Paul's CofE Primary School | 88% | 4.2% | 14.9% | 332 | 0.4 miles |
| Hill View Infant Academy | — | 4.4% | 9.4% | 439 | 1.0 miles |
| St Leonard's Catholic Primary School, Silksworth | 85% | 4.3% | 21.1% | 207 | 1.1 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 36.27%
- English as an additional language
- 2.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.61%
- Persistent absence
- 14.08%
Location
Nearby schools
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Ryhope Junior School0.0 miles
Primary · Sunderland
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St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Ryhope0.3 miles
Primary · Sunderland
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St Paul's CofE Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Sunderland
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Hill View Infant Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Sunderland
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St Leonard's Catholic Primary School, Silksworth1.1 miles
Primary · Sunderland
Other schools in Sunderland
- Barnes Infant Academy Primary
- Barnes Junior School Primary
- Benedict Biscop Church of England Academy Primary
- Bexhill Academy Primary
- Broadway Junior School Primary
- Castletown Primary School Primary
- Cleadon Church of England Academy Primary
- Dame Dorothy Primary School Primary
- Diamond Hall Infant Academy Primary
- Diamond Hall Junior Academy Primary
- East Herrington Primary Academy Primary
- English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, Sunderland Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Ryhope Infant School Academy teach?
- Ryhope Infant School Academy teaches children aged 2 to 7. It is a primary school in Sunderland.
- Who is the headteacher of Ryhope Infant School Academy?
- The headteacher of Ryhope Infant School Academy is Mrs Tammy Allen, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Ryhope Infant School Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ryhope Infant School Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Ryhope Infant School Academy?
- Ryhope Infant School Academy has 172 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 7.
- Is Ryhope Infant School Academy full?
- Ryhope Infant School Academy has capacity for 255 pupils and 172 on roll (67%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Ryhope Infant School Academy a faith school?
- No. Ryhope Infant School Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Ryhope Infant School Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Ryhope Infant School Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Ryhope Infant School Academy?
- Ryhope Infant School Academy is part of RYHOPE INFANT SCHOOL ACADEMY. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Ryhope Infant School Academy's absence rate?
- Ryhope Infant School Academy's overall absence rate is 5.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Ryhope Infant School Academy publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Ryhope Infant School Academy. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.