Diamond Hall Infant Academy, Sunderland

In its own words: ""To be an informed, reflective learning community where everyone is challenged, encouraged and inspired to be their very best. Our passion is to create an appetite for learning to broaden horizons for life now and in the future. We will nourish the ability of our children to believe in themselves and enable them to grow as confident, competent individuals"."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, multi-sports, dance and gardening.

For September 2026 entry, 68 families put Diamond Hall Infant Academy as their first choice and 91 named it as one of their preferences, for 75 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Diamond Hall Infant Academy are Diamond Hall Junior Academy (under 0.1 miles, Good, 80% reading, 78% maths); St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland (under 0.1 miles, 100% reading, 93% maths); Barnes Infant Academy (0.7 miles, Good); and Barnes Junior School (0.7 miles, Good, 60% reading, 47% maths).

14 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Diamond Hall Infant Academy (as of September 2025): 86% would recommend the school, 86% say their child is happy there and 40% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school has high expectations for their child (86%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (40%).

51.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (41%), Black (28%) and Asian (25%).

In 2026, 65 pupils (20.7%) received SEN support and 6 (1.9%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Millfield (Tyne and Wear Metro Station), about 610 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).

15 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Fordfield Road - Garfield Street (e-bound), 250 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Diamond Hall Infant Academy stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 382 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Sunderland (148), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Diamond Hall Infant Academy issued 5 suspensions, 1.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Diamond Hall Infant Academy are St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy (0.9 miles), Thornhill Academy (1 mile), Christ's College (1.3 miles) and St Aidan's Catholic Academy (1.3 miles).