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EnglandNorth EastSunderlandDH4 7HYNew Penshaw Academy
Primary

New Penshaw Academy

Primary

Sunderland · Houghton le Spring · DH4 7HY www.newpenshawacademy.co.uk

Pupils
138
cap. 240
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
58%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
138
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
23%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
58%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
138
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
23%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authoritySunderland
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio13.6:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of New Penshaw Academy · Primary · Sunderland

Finance£8511 spend / pupil£9263 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
58%
-7pp
67%59%50%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 58%
RWM higher standard
0%
0pp
9%5%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
67%
Reading higher standard
33%
Writing expected standard
58%
Writing higher standard
0%
Maths expected standard
63%
Maths higher standard
17%
Science expected standard
75%
SPAG expected standard
54%
LA AVG 75.04%
SPAG higher standard
8%
LA AVG 32.39%
Reading scaled score
102.0
LA AVG 105.57
Maths scaled score
100.0
LA AVG 104.95
GPS scaled score
100.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
138
Pupil : teacher ratio
13.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
4%
FSM eligible
49%
SEN
22%
Overall absence
8%
Persistent absence
23%

Contact

Address
Langdale Road, New Penshaw, Houghton le Spring, DH4 7HY
Local authority
Sunderland
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2558%0%67%33%58%0%63%17%75%54%102.0100.0100.022%138
2023/2465%0%71%41%65%0%71%29%76%71%105.0103.0104.026%145
2022/2367%5%76%29%71%10%71%24%76%71%105.0102.0102.0+1.10-1.40-0.9023%150
2018/1950%9%50%18%77%14%73%18%73%68%101.0102.0101.0-2.70-0.60-2.6015%171
2017/1862%0%69%10%79%3%72%17%79%76%102.0103.0101.0-0.70-0.40+0.5014%182
2016/1763%6%81%38%75%19%69%6%63%75%107.0101.0104.0+1.90-0.30-3.508%186

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2513815.822%4%49%8%23%
2023/2414518.626%4%50%9%30%
2022/2315016.223%5%50%8%25%
2021/2216217.422%2%51%8%29%
2020/2117118.219%1%49%
2018/1917116.915%1%54%5%11%
2017/1818220.214%2%53%6%16%
2016/1718620.78%2%54%6%15%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.