New Silksworth Academy Infant
Blind Lane, New Silksworth, Sunderland, SR3 1AS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- EXTOL ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Emma Robins
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Extol Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Houghton and Sunderland South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 215
- URN
- 143414
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01915000015
About this school
New Silksworth Academy Infant is a primary academy in Sunderland. It teaches children aged 2 to 7 and has 215 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 10 July 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good and saw signs of improvement; a full inspection will follow. 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 New Silksworth Academy Infant 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 | 7.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 217 |
| 2023/24 | 216 |
| 2024/25 | 206 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How New Silksworth Academy Infant compares
Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.5% | 24.8% | 215 | — |
| New Silksworth Academy Junior | 51% | 5.8% | 49.5% | 200 | 0.0 miles |
| St Leonard's Catholic Primary School, Silksworth | 85% | 4.3% | 21.1% | 207 | 0.1 miles |
| Mill Hill Primary School | 79% | 3.8% | 14.8% | 434 | 0.6 miles |
| Hill View Infant Academy | — | 4.4% | 9.4% | 439 | 1.0 miles |
| Plains Farm Academy | 65% | 6.4% | 48.5% | 164 | 1.0 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)
- 24.81%
- English as an additional language
- 4.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.52%
- Persistent absence
- 14.63%
Location
Nearby schools
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New Silksworth Academy Junior0.0 miles
Primary · Sunderland
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St Leonard's Catholic Primary School, Silksworth0.1 miles
Primary · Sunderland
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Mill Hill Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Sunderland
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Hill View Infant Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Sunderland
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Plains Farm Academy1.0 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 New Silksworth Academy Infant teach?
- New Silksworth Academy Infant teaches children aged 2 to 7. It is a primary school in Sunderland.
- Who is the headteacher of New Silksworth Academy Infant?
- The headteacher of New Silksworth Academy Infant is Mrs Emma Robins, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was New Silksworth Academy Infant last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected New Silksworth Academy Infant, 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 New Silksworth Academy Infant?
- New Silksworth Academy Infant has 215 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 7.
- Is New Silksworth Academy Infant full?
- New Silksworth Academy Infant has capacity for 210 pupils and 215 on roll (102%), so it is at or above 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 New Silksworth Academy Infant a faith school?
- No. New Silksworth Academy Infant has no designated religious character.
- Does New Silksworth Academy Infant have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records New Silksworth Academy Infant as having nursery classes.
- Who runs New Silksworth Academy Infant?
- New Silksworth Academy Infant is part of EXTOL ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is New Silksworth Academy Infant's absence rate?
- New Silksworth Academy Infant's overall absence rate is 5.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does New Silksworth Academy Infant publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for New Silksworth Academy Infant. 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 2 July 2026.