New Penshaw Academy
Langdale Road, Houghton le Spring, DH4 7HY
112 pupils · 47% of 240 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- INSPIRE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- Free school meals
- 40.6%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 28 June 2024, published 8 September 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 58% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.72 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 18 | 13 | 31 | 18 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 16 | 11 | 31 | 16 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 14 | 11 | 27 | 13 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 14 | 13 | 24 | 14 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 16 | 15 | 25 | 16 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 16 | 17 | 32 | 16 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 20 | 16 | 46 | 20 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 18 | 17 | 40 | 18 |
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
- Barnwell Academy 0.5 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School, Penshaw 0.6 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Shiney Row Primary School 1.1 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Fatfield Academy 1.8 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Bournmoor Primary School 2.6 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- John F Kennedy Primary School 2.7 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
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.