Trinity Academy New Bridge
Craigshaw Road, Sunderland, SR5 3NF
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- TRINITY ACADEMY NEWCASTLE
- Headteacher
- Mr Alan Carter
- Sponsor
- Trinity Academy Newcastle
- Constituency
- Washington and Gateshead South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 140
- Pupils on roll
- 128
- URN
- 146640
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01912986950
About this school
Trinity Academy New Bridge is a special academy in Sunderland. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 128 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 did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 32 | 32 | 24 |
| Attainment 8 score | 5.6 | 3.3 | 2.1 |
| Progress 8 score | -2.21 -2.77 to -1.66 | -2.34 -2.93 to -1.75 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Trinity Academy New Bridge has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Sunderland average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.6 | 37.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 3.3 | 38.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 2.1 | 38.3 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 41.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 45.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 49.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 131 |
| 2023/24 | 134 |
| 2024/25 | 133 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 75.94%
- English as an additional language
- 0.8%
- Overall absence
- 49.36%
- Persistent absence
- 81.75%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Harry Watts Academy0.7 miles
Free Schools · Sunderland
-
Education and Services for People with Autism0.9 miles
Other types · Sunderland
-
North View Academy1.4 miles
Academies · Sunderland
-
Beacon of Light School2.6 miles
Free Schools · Sunderland
-
The Link School2.7 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Sunderland
Other schools in Sunderland
- Barbara Priestman Academy Academies
- Beacon of Light School Free Schools
- Consilium Evolve Academies
- Education and Services for People with Autism Other types
- Endeavour SR Special schools
- Harry Watts Academy Free Schools
- North View Academy Academies
- Portland Academy Academies
- Sunningdale School Special schools
- The Link School Local authority maintained schools
- Thornhill Park School Special schools
- Hylton Red House Nursery School Nursery
Common questions
- What year groups does Trinity Academy New Bridge teach?
- Trinity Academy New Bridge teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a special school in Sunderland.
- Who is the headteacher of Trinity Academy New Bridge?
- The headteacher of Trinity Academy New Bridge is Mr Alan Carter, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Trinity Academy New Bridge last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Trinity Academy New Bridge, 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 Trinity Academy New Bridge?
- Trinity Academy New Bridge has 128 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Trinity Academy New Bridge full?
- Trinity Academy New Bridge has capacity for 140 pupils and 128 on roll (91%), 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 Trinity Academy New Bridge a faith school?
- No. Trinity Academy New Bridge has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Trinity Academy New Bridge?
- Trinity Academy New Bridge is part of TRINITY ACADEMY NEWCASTLE. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Trinity Academy New Bridge's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 5.6 in 2022/23 and 2.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Trinity Academy New Bridge's absence rate?
- Trinity Academy New Bridge's overall absence rate is 49.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Trinity Academy New Bridge's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Trinity Academy New Bridge's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
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 10 July 2026.