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Trinity Academy New Bridge
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–19 · Sponsored special academy
Craigshaw Road, Sunderland SR5 3NF · tanmat.org · 0191 298 6950
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Jul 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 2.1
- average Attainment 8 score. Sunderland 43.3, England 46
- Pupils
- 128
- 91% of 140 places
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 74.2%
- First language not English
- 0.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 2.1, and 0% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Sunderland it was 43.3, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼2.1 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼0.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼0.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼0.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼0.08 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 142331)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Further education | 53.1 | +1.6 |
| Apprenticeship | 6.3 | — |
| Not in a lasting destination | 12.5 | −23.9 |
| Activity not captured | 28.1 | +19 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Trinity Academy New Bridge on 1 July 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 1 Jul 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Apr 2023
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 142331), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Jan 2025Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Met Apr 2023Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jun 2018Inadequate
Leadership and management Inadequate Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 142331)
What parents said
61% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (28 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 61%
- Replies
- 28
- 21% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 86% who raised concerns
based on the 61% who had a child bullied
based on 27 parents (96%) with SEND