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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 25 April 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 16 January 2018Graded inspection: Good
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry10 applications · 6 places offered · 6 named it first
- 2026 1.7; Northumberland median median 1.5
- 2025 2.2; Northumberland median median 1.6
- 2024 2.3; Northumberland median median 1.6
- 2023 1.5; Northumberland median median 1.5
- 2022 1.4; Northumberland median median 1.6
- 2021 3.2; Northumberland median median 1.7
- 2020 2.0; Northumberland median median 1.6
- 2019 1.8; Northumberland median median 1.7
- 2018 2.4; Northumberland median median 1.6
- 2017 1.3; Northumberland median median 1.5
- 2016 1.9; Northumberland median median 1.6
- 2015 1.5; Northumberland median median 1.5
- 2014 1.4; Northumberland median median 1.5
- This school
- Northumberland median
Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 6 | 10 | 1.7 | 6 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2025 | 6 | 13 | 2.2 | 6 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2024 | 8 | 18 | 2.3 | 9 | 1.13 |
| Sep 2023 | 15 | 22 | 1.5 | 14 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2022 | 15 | 21 | 1.4 | 16 | 1.07 |
| Sep 2021 | 6 | 19 | 3.2 | 6 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2020 | 9 | 18 | 2.0 | 8 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2019 | 8 | 14 | 1.8 | 8 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2018 | 7 | 17 | 2.4 | 7 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2017 | 10 | 13 | 1.3 | 10 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2016 | 9 | 17 | 1.9 | 9 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2015 | 16 | 24 | 1.5 | 16 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2014 | 12 | 17 | 1.4 | 12 | 1.00 |
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Acomb First SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20231.7applications per place
- 2.3 km · Northumberland20262.1applications per place
- 2.4 km · NorthumberlandGood20221.3applications per place
- 2.8 km · NorthumberlandGood20232.4applications per place
- 3.1 km · Northumberland20262.0applications per place
- 4.7 km · NorthumberlandRemains Good20241.4applications per place
- 5.6 km · Northumberland20261.1applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
- 6.1 km · NorthumberlandStandards maintained20251.8applications per place
- 7.0 km · NorthumberlandGood20241.3applications per place
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 122170 · 929/2002
- Capacity
- 75 pupils · 58 on roll
- Free school meals
- 24.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Address
- Bishops Hill, Main Street, Acomb, Hexham, NE46 4PL
- Local authority
- Northumberland
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources