Grindon Infant School
Community primary school in Sunderland (Sunderland).
Ofsted
Report card
inspected Jan 2026
Early years (EYFS)
Expected standard
report card, Jan 2026
Attendance rate
93.4%
▼ 1pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
16.5
▼ 4.2 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
33.1%
▲ 8pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
SEN support
23.9%
▲ 8pp England 2025/26: 15.4%
2025/26
Capacity
70%
163 / 232 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Teacher turnover
23.8%
▲ 9pp England 2024/25: 14.5% (primary schools)
2024/25
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Grindon Infant School is a primary school located in Sunderland. The school caters for boys and girls aged 2 to 7 and currently has 177 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 232. The school is led by Mrs Andrea Charlton.
Key facts
- URN
- 108766
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- Constituency
- Houghton and Sunderland South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (10 current, 0 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Gill Bramley | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Adele Denise Dixon | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Carolyn Young | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Daniel Ramshaw | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Sarah Louise Margaret Anne Leckenby | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Susan Johnson | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Mollie Marshall allison | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Deborah Richardson | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Ruth Turner | Governor | Appointed by LA | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Andrea Charlton | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2015 · until 2030 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record