Grindon Infant School
Gleneagles Road, Sunderland, SR4 9QN
163 pupils · 70% of 232 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- Free school meals
- 41.2%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 20 January 2026, published 19 March 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.98 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 43 | 42 | 53 | 43 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 35 | 34 | 57 | 35 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 35 | 34 | 63 | 35 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 52 | 50 | 77 | 51 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 46 | 44 | 64 | 45 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 48 | 44 | 74 | 48 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 45 | 43 | 113 | 45 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 54 | 50 | 100 | 54 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland 1.1 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Hasting Hill Academy 1.2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Broadway Junior School 1.4 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Thorney Close Primary School 1.4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- St Anne's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School 1.4 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- South Hylton Primary Academy 1.8 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.