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School · PrimaryiSource and licenceOfficial record from Get Information about Schools (DfE). Results, attendance, pupil numbers, finance and inspection outcomes are from the Department for Education and Ofsted, as published.Governor records: Get Information about Schools, as at 25 October 2026.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.Governance Register calculates the connections.How we handle data

Ryhope Infant School Academy

Academy converter primary school in Sunderland (Sunderland).

Ofsted
Ungraded inspection
inspected Nov 2022
Early years (EYFS)
-
not published
Attendance rate
94.4%
▼ 0.4pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
22.5
▲ 1.8 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
21.5%
▼ 3pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
SEN support
11.0%
▼ 4pp England 2025/26: 15.4%
2025/26
Capacity
67%
172 / 255 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Teacher turnover
15.6%
▲ 1pp 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).

Ryhope Infant School Academy 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 195. It is part of the RYHOPE INFANT SCHOOL ACADEMY. The school is led by Mrs Tammy Allen.

Enrichment

19 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Mission Statement
  • Key Stage 1
  • Events
  • Governance
  • PE Sports Grant
  • Maths
  • Science
  • Art Design Technology
  • Computing
  • Geography
  • History
  • Music
  • PSHE / RSHE
  • Phonics and Reading
  • Operation Encompass
  • Cared for Children

and 3 more

Awards

1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Anti-Bullying CharterRecognised award

Key facts

URN
140928
Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Ages
2 to 7
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
Does not have a sixth form
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Local authority
Sunderland
Constituency
Sunderland Central
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
2014

Governing body (14 current, 2 former)

iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.

11 governors are linked to a profile (all confirmed).

Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.

Leadership

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Mr Lawrence Kerrigan Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by academy memberssince 2025 · until 2029
Mrs Charlotte Gibson Confirmed same personChair of TrusteesTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2024 · until 2028
Mrs Charlotte Gibson Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by trusteessince 2024 · until 2028
Mr Gary Jones Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by LAsince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Miss Mandy HendersonChief Financial OfficerTrust officersince 2023
Mrs Stacey Graham Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardElected by parentssince 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026
Mr Craig Davidge Confirmed same personMemberTrust membersAppointed by academy memberssince 2020
Mrs Tammy Allen Confirmed same personAccounting OfficerTrust officersince 2019
Mrs Tammy Allen Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardEx-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principalsince 2019
Mrs Kathryn Pinchen Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by academy memberssince 2018 · until 2026 ends 2026
Mrs Alison Elizabeth CollingwoodMemberTrust membersAppointed by academy memberssince 2017
Mrs Rachel Leonard Confirmed same personMemberTrust membersAppointed by trusteessince 2016
Mrs Julia Belshaw Confirmed same personMemberTrust membersOriginal (signatory) memberssince 2014
Mr Steven Anderson Confirmed same person FormerTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2024 · term ended 2026
Mrs Deborah Telfer Confirmed same person FormerTrusteeTrust boardElected by parentssince 2024 · term ended 2026

Full governing body

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Mr Simon AllanGovernance Professional - Single-Academy Trust (SAT)Governance professionalsince 2024

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