Community school · Northumberland

Bedlington West End Primary School

3–11Ages
214Pupils
PrimaryPhase
122176URN

Ridge Terrace, Bedlington, NE22 6EB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

0.3 above Northumberland median (1.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Northumberland

52 applications for 29 places · 20th of 65 in Northumberland

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

57%met the expected standard

Northumberland 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 6 March 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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 entry

1.8applications per place, Reception

0.3 above Northumberland median (1.5) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

52 applications · 29 places offered · 34 named it first

2026 1.8; Northumberland median median 1.5
2025 1.8; Northumberland median median 1.6
2024 1.8; Northumberland median median 1.6
2023 2.0; Northumberland median median 1.5
2022 2.0; Northumberland median median 1.6
2021 2.0; Northumberland median median 1.7
2020 1.9; Northumberland median median 1.6
2019 2.0; Northumberland median median 1.7
2018 1.7; Northumberland median median 1.6
2017 1.5; Northumberland median median 1.5
2016 1.7; Northumberland median median 1.6
2015 2.5; Northumberland median median 1.5
2014 1.8; Northumberland median median 1.5

More applications per place than the Northumberland median in 12 of 13 years.

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	29	52	1.8	34	1.17
Sep 2025	25	46	1.8	24	0.96
Sep 2024	30	54	1.8	29	0.97
Sep 2023	20	40	2.0	20	1.00
Sep 2022	30	59	2.0	30	1.00
Sep 2021	24	47	2.0	24	1.00
Sep 2020	36	70	1.9	39	1.08
Sep 2019	31	62	2.0	31	1.00
Sep 2018	45	77	1.7	42	0.93
Sep 2017	58	89	1.5	53	0.91
Sep 2016	54	93	1.7	51	0.94
Sep 2015	30	76	2.5	30	1.00
Sep 2014	52	91	1.8	49	0.94

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 70% · Writing 77% · Maths 67% → all three 57% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard57%38th of 57 in Northumberland

Northumberland 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard70%

Northumberland 79% England 78%

Higher standard27%

Northumberland 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard77%

Northumberland 76% England 75%

Greater depth20%

Northumberland 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard67%

Northumberland 76% England 77%

Higher standard20%

Northumberland 18% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Northumberland median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	57%	10%	104	102
2023/24	38%	0%	101	98
2022/23	57%	5%	104	102

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Bedlington West End Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

1.8applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
St Bede's Catholic Primary School
0.1 km · Northumberland

2026

1.6applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Meadowdale Academy
0.5 km · Northumberland

Good2023

1.8applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Bedlington Whitley Memorial Church of England Primary School
0.8 km · Northumberland

Requires improvement2023

1.4applications per place 31%met the SATs standard
Stead Lane Primary School
1.8 km · Northumberland

Good2023

1.3applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
Choppington Primary School
2.2 km · Northumberland

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.2applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Bedlington Station Primary School
2.4 km · Northumberland

Remains Good2023

1.2applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Horton Grange Primary School
3.2 km · Northumberland

Outstanding2023

1.3applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Mowbray Primary School
3.4 km · Northumberland

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.7applications per place 41%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 122176 · 929/2030
Capacity: 300 pupils · 214 on roll
Free school meals: 24.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Ridge Terrace, Bedlington, NE22 6EB
Local authority: Northumberland

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources