Barnwell Academy is a primary academy in Houghton le Spring, United Kingdom with 279 pupils, part of Tyne and Wear Learning Trust. Ofsted: Outstanding, inspected 20 June 2023. As of 12 November 2026 it is advertising 1 vacancy: Cleaner (closes 18 November).
Listed on EduAtlas: the school’s official record and its live vacancies. 1 live vacancy.
Head
Kristopher Sadler, Headteacher
Trust or group
Tyne and Wear Learning Trust
Type
Academy, Primary
Pupils
279 pupils · 52% girls · 12.9% eligible for free school meals · 0.7% with English as an additional language DfE school census, 2025/26
Special needs
42 (13.9%) on SEN support · 3 (1.0%) with an education, health and care plan DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26
Tyne and Wear Learning Trust are seeking to appoint an outstanding and enthusiastic Cleaner to join their highly successful school, Barnwell Primary Academy, working 10 hours per…
Exam results
Year
KS2 expected
KS2 higher
2024/25
63%
6%
2023/24
87%
17%
2022/23
76%
17%
Department for Education performance tables.
Inspections
Date
Inspection
Outcome
13 January 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Ofsted. Inspections graded schools Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement or Inadequate until August 2024. From September 2024 there were no overall grades; since November 2025 a report card grades each area: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention or urgent improvement.
Staff
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2025/26
9.0
31.0
–
0
£52,802
2024/25
9.0
29.9
22%
0
£58,059
2023/24
10.0
25.0
10%
0
£52,197
2022/23
9.0
28.7
0%
0
£48,313
2021/22
9.0
28.5
0%
0
£44,102
2020/21
9.0
28.3
0%
0
£40,232
Earlier years (2014/15 to 2019/20)
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2019/20
9.2
29.5
11%
0
£39,908
2018/19
9.6
26.9
0%
0
£37,794
2017/18
9.6
27.4
0%
0
£35,617
2016/17
9.6
25.7
21%
1
£35,521
2015/16
9.6
26.1
0%
0
£34,090
2014/15
9.6
26.3
21%
0
£35,313
Department for Education, School Workforce Census. Teachers are full-time equivalent. "Leavers" is the share of teachers who moved to another state school or left state schools by the following November, so the latest year has none yet. Vacancies are posts vacant or filled temporarily on census day in November. Average pay is for all teachers, leaders included.
Attendance
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2025/26
3.7%
0.6%
7.2%
0.0%
2024/25
3.6%
0.7%
8.7%
0.0%
2023/24
4.2%
0.9%
9.0%
0.0%
2022/23
4.0%
0.7%
8.0%
0.0%
2021/22
5.8%
0.5%
13.3%
0.0%
2020/21
1.7%
0.2%
2.2%
0.0%
Earlier years (2016/17 to 2018/19)
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2018/19
4.2%
1.0%
8.3%
0.0%
2017/18
3.9%
0.8%
9.3%
0.0%
2016/17
4.1%
0.3%
9.4%
0.0%
Department for Education, pupil absence statistics, autumn and spring terms of each year so years compare. Persistently absent: share of pupils who missed 10% or more of sessions. Severely absent: share who missed half or more. There are no figures for 2019/20 (school closures).
Hiring history
7 past vacancies seen since May 2026: 6 teaching, 1 support. Most often advertised: Childcare Officer (2), Daycare Leader (2), 3x Childcare Officers. Last advertised September 2026.
Counted from the job services and school websites EduAtlas reads; a school may also advertise elsewhere.
Register details and head: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools. Inspection: Ofsted. Results: Department for Education performance tables. Vacancies: public job services and the school's own website, checked continuously. Nothing here is estimated.