Barnes Infant Academy
Academy converter primary school in Sunderland (Sunderland).
Location
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Barnes Infant Academy is located in Mount Road, Barnes, Sunderland in North East England and is a co-educational day school for children of all abilities from 3 to 7 years of age. The school has a 90-place nursery and currently has an annual intake of 90 pupils into the reception year of the school.
Barnes Infant Academy (formerly Barnes Infant School) is located in Mount Road, Barnes, Sunderland in North East England and is a co-educational day school for children of all abilities from 3 to 7 years of age.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
1 activityiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Learning Outside the Classroom (LOtC)
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
- 141045
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 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 (10 current, 1 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Zoe Thompson | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Karl Cruickshanks | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Christopher Wilkinson | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Zoe Thompson | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Emma Whelam-Tate | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Sandra Bell | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2025 |
| Mrs Sarah Lewis | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Miss Alycia Wallace | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Hannah Ebblewhite | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Claire Monaghan | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Mahbubur Rahman Former | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 1 November 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