Community school · Northumberland

Choppington Primary School

3–11Ages
109Pupils
PrimaryPhase
122180URN

Eastgate, Choppington, NE62 5RR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.2per place

0.3 below Northumberland median (1.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Northumberland

17 applications for 14 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

62%met the expected standard

Northumberland 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 1 October 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
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

1.2applications per place, Reception

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

17 applications · 14 places offered · 15 named it first

2026 1.2; Northumberland median median 1.5
2025 1.3; Northumberland median median 1.6
2024 1.2; Northumberland median median 1.6
2023 1.1; Northumberland median median 1.5
2022 1.1; Northumberland median median 1.6
2021 1.3; Northumberland median median 1.7
2020 1.3; Northumberland median median 1.6
2019 4.0; Northumberland median median 1.7
2018 1.3; Northumberland median median 1.6
2017 1.2; Northumberland median median 1.5
2016 1.8; Northumberland median median 1.6
2015 1.4; Northumberland median median 1.5
2014 1.6; 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	14	17	1.2	15	1.07
Sep 2025	9	12	1.3	9	1.00
Sep 2024	9	11	1.2	7	0.78
Sep 2023	13	14	1.1	13	1.00
Sep 2022	7	8	1.1	7	1.00
Sep 2021	12	15	1.3	12	1.00
Sep 2020	15	19	1.3	14	0.93
Sep 2019	1	4	4.0	1	1.00
Sep 2018	14	18	1.3	14	1.00
Sep 2017	14	17	1.2	13	0.93
Sep 2016	9	16	1.8	9	1.00
Sep 2015	11	15	1.4	11	1.00
Sep 2014	8	13	1.6	8	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 77% · Writing 62% · Maths 62% → all three 62% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard62%32nd of 57 in Northumberland

Northumberland 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard77%

Northumberland 79% England 78%

Higher standard31%

Northumberland 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard62%

Northumberland 76% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Northumberland 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard62%

Northumberland 76% England 77%

Higher standard0%

Northumberland 18% England 24%

Average scaled score 100 (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	62%	0%	103	100
2023/24	60%	0%	105	103
2022/23	6%	0%	97	96

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

Choppington Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.2applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Mowbray Primary School
1.2 km · Northumberland

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.7applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
Ringway Primary School
1.8 km · Northumberland

Good2024

1.4applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Meadowdale Academy
1.9 km · Northumberland

Good2023

1.8applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Stakeford Primary School
2.1 km · Northumberland

Good2024

1.5applications per place 32%met the SATs standard
Bedlington West End Primary School
2.2 km · Northumberland

Good2024

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

2026

1.6applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Bedlington Station Primary School
2.4 km · Northumberland

Remains Good2023

1.2applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Bedlington Whitley Memorial Church of England Primary School
2.5 km · Northumberland

Requires improvement2023

1.4applications per place 31%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: 122180 · 929/2037
Capacity: 120 pupils · 109 on roll
Free school meals: 74.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Eastgate, Choppington, NE62 5RR
Local authority: Northumberland

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