Barnwell Academy

School Name: Barnwell Academy
Address: Whitefield Estate, Penshaw
Town/City: Houghton le Spring
County: Tyne and Wear
Postcode: DH4 7RT
Telephone Number: 01915 844440
Website: www.barnwellacademy.co.uk/

Phase: Primary (ages 3-11)
Type: Academy converter
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2014
Trust: Tyne And Wear Learning Trust

Headteacher: Mr Kristopher Sadler
Capacity: 210
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 302 (52% boys & 48% girls)
Enrollment: 144% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 15.2%

URN: 140700
DfE Number: 394/2139
UKPRN: 10045663
UPRN: 45027242
Region: North East (E12000001)
District: Sunderland (E08000024)
Constituency: Houghton and Sunderland South (E14001295)
Electoral Ward: Shiney Row (E05001170)

Easting & Northing: 432611E, 553202N
Latitude & Longitude: 54° 52' 23.4" N 1° 29' 35.52" W
Plus Code: 9C6WVGF4+7P

DfE Record: View record

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2. New Penshaw Academy (0.5km)
3. Shiney Row Primary School (0.7km)
4. The Poplars (0.9km)
5. Fatfield Academy (2.0km)
6. Bournmoor Primary School (2.3km)
7. Newbottle Primary Academy (2.4km)
8. St Robert of Newminster Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Washington (2.4km)
9. Columbia Grange School (2.6km)
10. Biddick Academy (2.6km)

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