Community school · Northumberland

Horton Grange Primary School

2–11Ages
550Pupils
PrimaryPhase
122254URN

Cowpen Road, Blyth, NE24 4RE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2023 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.3per place

0.3 below Northumberland median (1.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Northumberland

92 applications for 72 places · 56th of 65 in Northumberland

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

79%met the expected standard

Northumberland 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 20 June 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

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

1.3applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Northumberland median (1.5) 0.9 below England median (2.2)

92 applications · 72 places offered · 72 named it first

2026 1.3; Northumberland median median 1.5
2025 1.3; Northumberland median median 1.6
2024 1.3; Northumberland median median 1.6
2023 1.4; Northumberland median median 1.5
2022 1.5; Northumberland median median 1.6
2021 1.3; Northumberland median median 1.7
2020 1.4; Northumberland median median 1.6
2019 1.5; Northumberland median median 1.7
2018 1.3; Northumberland median median 1.6
2017 1.4; Northumberland median median 1.5
2016 1.4; Northumberland median median 1.6
2015 1.3; Northumberland median median 1.5
2014 1.3; Northumberland median median 1.5

More applications per place than the Northumberland median in 0 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	72	92	1.3	72	1.00
Sep 2025	68	87	1.3	64	0.94
Sep 2024	58	77	1.3	58	1.00
Sep 2023	54	74	1.4	52	0.96
Sep 2022	59	89	1.5	53	0.90
Sep 2021	71	92	1.3	71	1.00
Sep 2020	61	83	1.4	58	0.95
Sep 2019	60	92	1.5	59	0.98
Sep 2018	58	74	1.3	52	0.90
Sep 2017	40	57	1.4	40	1.00
Sep 2016	57	78	1.4	53	0.93
Sep 2015	50	66	1.3	48	0.96
Sep 2014	46	58	1.3	46	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 80% · Writing 89% · Maths 85% → all three 79% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard79%7th of 57 in Northumberland

Northumberland 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard80%

Northumberland 79% England 78%

Higher standard23%

Northumberland 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard89%

Northumberland 76% England 75%

Greater depth21%

Northumberland 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard85%

Northumberland 76% England 77%

Higher standard15%

Northumberland 18% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	79%	7%	104	104
2023/24	69%	8%	105	104
2022/23	74%	5%	105	103

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

Horton Grange Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2023

1.3applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Morpeth Road Academy
1.3 km · Northumberland

2026

1.5applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Stead Lane Primary School
1.6 km · Northumberland

Good2023

1.3applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
Malvin's Close Academy
1.8 km · Northumberland

Outstanding2023

1.6applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Bedlington Station Primary School
1.8 km · Northumberland

Remains Good2023

1.2applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
New Delaval Primary School
2.0 km · Northumberland

Good2024

1.6applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Newsham Primary School
2.2 km · Northumberland

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School
2.2 km · Northumberland

2026

1.4applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Bedlington Whitley Memorial Church of England Primary School
2.4 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: 122254 · 929/2397
Capacity: 630 pupils · 550 on roll
Free school meals: 32.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Cowpen Road, Blyth, NE24 4RE
Local authority: Northumberland

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