Community school · Northumberland

Bedlington Station Primary School

3–11Ages
211Pupils
PrimaryPhase
122177URN

School Road, Bedlington, NE22 7JQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJun 2014

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Oct 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.2per place

0.4 below Northumberland median (1.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Northumberland

26 applications for 22 places · 59th of 65 in Northumberland

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

43%met the expected standard

Northumberland 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJun 2014

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Oct 2023

Inspection history

11 October 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
11 June 2014
Graded inspection: 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

1.2applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Northumberland median (1.5) 1.0 below England median (2.2)

26 applications · 22 places offered · 20 named it first

2026 1.2; Northumberland median median 1.5
2025 1.4; Northumberland median median 1.6
2024 1.4; Northumberland median median 1.6
2023 1.2; Northumberland median median 1.5
2022 1.3; Northumberland median median 1.6
2021 1.3; Northumberland median median 1.7
2020 1.4; Northumberland median median 1.6
2019 1.2; Northumberland median median 1.7
2018 1.5; Northumberland median median 1.6
2017 1.3; Northumberland median median 1.5
2016 1.6; Northumberland median median 1.6
2015 1.6; 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	22	26	1.2	20	0.91
Sep 2025	20	28	1.4	20	1.00
Sep 2024	21	29	1.4	18	0.86
Sep 2023	24	29	1.2	24	1.00
Sep 2022	28	36	1.3	28	1.00
Sep 2021	28	36	1.3	28	1.00
Sep 2020	18	25	1.4	17	0.94
Sep 2019	30	37	1.2	29	0.97
Sep 2018	30	45	1.5	34	1.13
Sep 2017	27	36	1.3	26	0.96
Sep 2016	29	46	1.6	36	1.24
Sep 2015	30	48	1.6	33	1.10
Sep 2014	26	35	1.4	26	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 54% · Writing 61% · Maths 71% → all three 43% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard43%47th of 57 in Northumberland

Northumberland 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard54%

Northumberland 79% England 78%

Higher standard11%

Northumberland 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 99 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard61%

Northumberland 76% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Northumberland 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard71%

Northumberland 76% England 77%

Higher standard11%

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	43%	4%	99	102
2023/24	47%	0%	103	101
2022/23	59%	3%	102	101

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 Station Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

1.2applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Stead Lane Primary School
1.0 km · Northumberland

Good2023

1.3applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
Horton Grange Primary School
1.8 km · Northumberland

Outstanding2023

1.3applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Bedlington Whitley Memorial Church of England Primary School
1.8 km · Northumberland

Requires improvement2023

1.4applications per place 31%met the SATs standard
Choppington Primary School
2.4 km · Northumberland

Graded · no overall grade2024

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

Good2024

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

2026

1.6applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Morpeth Road Academy
2.5 km · Northumberland

2026

1.5applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Stakeford Primary School
2.6 km · Northumberland

Good2024

1.5applications per place 32%met the SATs standard

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: 122177 · 929/2032
Capacity: 262 pupils · 211 on roll
Free school meals: 40.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: School Road, Bedlington, NE22 7JQ
Local authority: Northumberland

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