# New Silksworth Academy Junior

New Silksworth Academy Junior is a primary school in Sunderland, for pupils aged 7 to 11.

It had 200 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E143415. [Sunderland](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy sponsor led
- Ages: 7 to 11
- Pupils: 200
- Council: Sunderland
- URN: 143415

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, July 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 10 July 2024
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 51% of pupils at New Silksworth Academy Junior met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 66% in Sunderland and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Sunderland | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 51% | 66% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 11% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103 | 105 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [New Silksworth Academy Infant](https://openindex.co.uk/school/new-silksworth-academy-infant-e143414): 10 m. Primary. School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, July 2024
- [St Leonard's Catholic Primary School, Silksworth](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-leonards-catholic-primary-school-silksworth-e148277): 90 m. Primary. Good (overall), November 2022. 85% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Venerable Bede Church of England Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/venerable-bede-church-of-england-academy-e139184): 700 m. Secondary. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade, serious weaknesses. Attainment 8 of 43.1 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Mill Hill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mill-hill-primary-school-e108784): 980 m. Primary. School remains Good, January 2024. 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Mill Hill Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mill-hill-nursery-school-e108752): 1 km. Nursery. Outstanding (overall), March 2024
- [Hill View Infant Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hill-view-infant-academy-e144222): 1.5 km. Primary. Good (overall), June 2022

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/143415)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/143415)

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