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New Silksworth Academy Junior
Primary · Mixed · Ages 7–11 · Sponsored academy
Blind Lane, New Silksworth, Sunderland SR3 1AS · newsilksworthacademy.co.uk · 0191 500 0015
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jul 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 51%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Sunderland 66%, England 62%
- Pupils
- 200
- 71% of 280 places
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- Free school meals
- 49.5%
- First language not English
- 3%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Extol Academy Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2024/25, 51% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Sunderland it was 66%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼51% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼103 | 106 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
| ▼101 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 108789)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 10 July 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for New Silksworth Academy Junior was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 9 Jul 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jun 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 108789), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Jun 2019Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Dec 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 108789)
What parents said
79% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (19 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 79%
- Replies
- 19
- 9% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 68% who raised concerns
based on the 47% who had a child bullied