Grindon Infant School, Sunderland
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 8 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Grindon Infant School creates a positive, welcoming environment where pupils work hard and behave well. The school has made particular progress in helping disadvantaged pupils succeed in mathematics. Well-trained teaching assistants provide strong support, and the school offers a broad curriculum with enriching visits and visitors.
Key Strengths
- Pupils feel safe, behave well, and have positive attitudes to learning
- Disadvantaged pupils have made good progress in mathematics, matching standards of other pupils
- Teaching assistants are well-trained and provide effective support
- Recent improvements in attendance
- Staff are dedicated and keen to develop their skills
Areas for Improvement
- Teaching quality is inconsistent - tasks often don't match different ability levels, making work too hard for some and too easy for others
- Boys significantly underperform girls in reading and writing and need more stimulating activities
- Teacher records of pupil progress don't match school leadership records, making it hard to track real progress
- Handwriting and letter formation are often incorrect and work presentation is untidy
- Leadership team is very new to role and has not yet driven rapid enough school improvement
Safeguarding
Pupils feel safe in school and know who to turn to if worried, with staff providing appropriate help and support.
Extracurricular Activities
Breakfast club, hockey, dance, art
Grindon Infant School is a smaller than average infant school that requires improvement. The school has not yet reached 'good' status due to inconsistent teaching quality and gaps in achievement between different groups of pupils.
At a Glance
41.2%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
21.3
Avg class size
20.8
Infant (KS1)
7
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
70%
Available places
163 pupils
232 capacity
69 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Sunderland
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Sunderland
Admissions Demand - Sunderland
Places available
3,460
Applications
2,785
Got 1st preference
95.4%
Got preferred school
98.8%
Primary admissions across Sunderland (2025/26)
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Pupil Absence2024/25
6.57359%
Overall absence
22.10526%
Persistent absence
95
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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