Barnes Infant Academy
Mount Road, Sunderland, SR4 7QF
311 pupils · 86% of 360 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- VISION LEARNING TRUST LIMITED
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- Free school meals
- 13.1%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 12 May 2026, published 24 June 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 | 66 | 65 | 120 | 66 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 82 | 81 | 142 | 82 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 73 | 71 | 132 | 73 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 91 | 82 | 146 | 91 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 71 | 70 | 130 | 71 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 89 | 90 | 141 | 89 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 85 | 82 | 206 | 85 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 74 | 71 | 174 | 74 |
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
- Barnes Junior School 0.1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Richard Avenue Primary School 0.6 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland 0.9 km · Improved significantly (2024)
- Plains Farm Academy 1 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Diamond Hall Junior Academy 1.1 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Diamond Hall Infant Academy 1.1 km · No overall grade (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.