Newbottle & Penshaw

Summary

Newbottle & Penshaw (E02001822) is part of Sunderland local authority (view on map). Newbottle & Penshaw has an approximate population of 7,800 people, of which 16% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Newbottle & Penshaw neighbours North Hylton, South Hylton, Columbia, Barmston & Teal Farm, Pennywell and Grindon, Harraton, Rickleton & Fatfield, Herrington & Doxford, Shiney Row, Hall Farm, Houghton West, Houghton Town, and Hetton-le-Hole North.

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  • 2% of pupils have a first language known or believed to be other than English, placing it in the bottom 10% of all areas in England – see more.
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Local area pages are based on the middle-layer super output areas (MSOAs) distributed across the country. MSOAs comprise between 2,000 and 6,000 households and have a resident population of, generally, between 5,000 and 15,000 people. MSOAs fit within local authorities. For each area, descriptive statistics are compared with local authority and national averages. For more information about MSOAs, please visit the Office for National Statistics website.

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Deprivation

Newbottle & Penshaw is the 9th least deprived area in Sunderland (out of 36) with 31% of children living in low-income families, compared to 44% across Sunderland and 38% nationally.

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State-funded pupil characteristics

Information acquired from the school census.

Free school meals

In Newbottle & Penshaw, 21% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 34% in Sunderland and 27% nationally.


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Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

Table showing the percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

% in Newbottle & Penshaw % in Sunderland % in England
Eligible for free school meals 21% 34% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 79% 66% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Newbottle & Penshaw, 19% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 21% in Sunderland, and 19% nationally.

This includes the number of pupils with an education, health and care (EHC) plan and the number of pupils with SEN support.


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Percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

Table showing the percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

% in Newbottle & Penshaw % in Sunderland % in England
No special educational needs 80% 79% 81%
Receiving special educational needs support 15% 16% 14%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 4% 5% 5%

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Ethnicity

In Newbottle & Penshaw, 8% of pupils are from a minority ethnic background, compared to 16% in Sunderland, and 33% nationally.

Percentages may not sum to 100%, due to small values being suppressed.


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Percentage of pupils by major ethnic groups

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% in Newbottle & Penshaw % in Sunderland % in England
White 92% 85% 67%
Asian 2% 5% 14%
Black 3% 6% 7%
Mixed 3% 3% 7%
Other 1% 3%
Not known 1% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Newbottle & Penshaw with English as an additional language is 2%, compared with 8% in Sunderland, and 22% nationally.

Numbers may not sum to 100%, due to a small number of pupils with an unclassified language.

2% of pupils have a first language known or believed to be other than English, placing it in the bottom 10% of all areas in England.

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Percentage of pupils with English as an additional language

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% in Newbottle & Penshaw % in Sunderland % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 2% 8% 22%
Known or believed to be English 98% 92% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Newbottle & Penshaw has 2 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Newbottle & Penshaw
All childcare providers 2
Childminders 2
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 0

There have been no inspections of childcare providers in Newbottle & Penshaw since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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State-funded schools

Newbottle & Penshaw has no state-funded schools.

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