Barnes Infant Academy
Mount Road, Barnes, Sunderland, SR4 7QF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- VISION LEARNING TRUST LIMITED
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sandra Bell
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Sunderland Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 311
- URN
- 141045
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01915251203
About this school
Barnes Infant Academy is a primary academy in Sunderland. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 311 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
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- Achievement
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- Attendance and behaviour
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- Personal development and wellbeing
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- Leadership and governance
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- Early years
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- Safeguarding
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Trends over time
How Barnes Infant 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 | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 326 |
| 2023/24 | 340 |
| 2024/25 | 314 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Barnes Infant Academy compares
Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6% | 14.5% | 311 | — |
| Barnes Junior School | 38% | 5.8% | 29.6% | 341 | 0.0 miles |
| Richard Avenue Primary School | 64% | 6.1% | 20.2% | 445 | 0.3 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland | 95% | 4.4% | 6.9% | 472 | 0.5 miles |
| Plains Farm Academy | 65% | 6.4% | 48.5% | 164 | 0.6 miles |
| Diamond Hall Junior Academy | 68% | 5% | 42.7% | 320 | 0.7 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 14.46%
- English as an additional language
- 25.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.97%
- Persistent absence
- 16.29%
Location
Nearby schools
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Barnes Junior School0.0 miles
Primary · Sunderland
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Richard Avenue Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Sunderland
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St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland0.5 miles
Primary · Sunderland
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Plains Farm Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Sunderland
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Diamond Hall Junior Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Sunderland
Other schools in Sunderland
- 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
- Farringdon Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Barnes Infant Academy teach?
- Barnes Infant Academy teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in Sunderland.
- Who is the headteacher of Barnes Infant Academy?
- The headteacher of Barnes Infant Academy is Mrs Sandra Bell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Barnes Infant Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Barnes Infant 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 Barnes Infant Academy?
- Barnes Infant Academy has 311 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is Barnes Infant Academy full?
- Barnes Infant Academy has capacity for 360 pupils and 311 on roll (86%), 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 Barnes Infant Academy a faith school?
- No. Barnes Infant Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Barnes Infant Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Barnes Infant Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Barnes Infant Academy?
- Barnes Infant Academy is part of VISION LEARNING TRUST LIMITED. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Barnes Infant Academy's absence rate?
- Barnes Infant Academy's overall absence rate is 6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Barnes Infant 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 Barnes Infant 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 15 July 2026.