Community school · Northumberland

New Delaval Primary School

2–11Ages
219Pupils
PrimaryPhase
122258URN

Delaval Gardens, New Delaval, Blyth, NE24 4DA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

close to Northumberland median (1.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Northumberland

30 applications for 19 places · 32nd 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

Overall effectiveness: Good · 18 June 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

1.6applications per place, Reception

close to Northumberland median (1.5) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

30 applications · 19 places offered · 19 named it first

2026 1.6; Northumberland median median 1.5
2025 1.4; Northumberland median median 1.6
2024 1.8; Northumberland median median 1.6
2023 2.2; Northumberland median median 1.5
2022 2.5; Northumberland median median 1.6
2021 2.0; Northumberland median median 1.7
2020 1.7; Northumberland median median 1.6
2019 1.7; Northumberland median median 1.7
2018 1.5; Northumberland median median 1.6
2017 1.9; Northumberland median median 1.5
2016 1.7; Northumberland median median 1.6
2015 1.6; Northumberland median median 1.5
2014 1.5; 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	19	30	1.6	19	1.00
Sep 2025	27	37	1.4	24	0.89
Sep 2024	20	35	1.8	19	0.95
Sep 2023	26	58	2.2	22	0.85
Sep 2022	25	63	2.5	20	0.80
Sep 2021	22	43	2.0	22	1.00
Sep 2020	31	53	1.7	31	1.00
Sep 2019	25	42	1.7	25	1.00
Sep 2018	27	41	1.5	25	0.93
Sep 2017	30	58	1.9	35	1.17
Sep 2016	26	44	1.7	25	0.96
Sep 2015	21	33	1.6	21	1.00
Sep 2014	21	32	1.5	20	0.95

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 53% · Writing 60% · Maths 57% → 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 standard53%

Northumberland 79% England 78%

Higher standard20%

Northumberland 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard60%

Northumberland 76% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Northumberland 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard57%

Northumberland 76% England 77%

Higher standard3%

Northumberland 18% England 24%

Average scaled score 99 (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%	0%	101	99
2023/24	53%	5%	105	101
2022/23	35%	0%	101	97

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

New Delaval Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

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

Graded · no overall grade2025

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

2026

1.4applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Malvin's Close Academy
1.9 km · Northumberland

Outstanding2023

1.6applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Horton Grange Primary School
2.0 km · Northumberland

Outstanding2023

1.3applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Croftway Academy
2.1 km · Northumberland

Outstanding2023

1.6applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Morpeth Road Academy
2.2 km · Northumberland

2026

1.5applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Cramlington Village Primary School
3.0 km · Northumberland

Requires improvement2024

1.7applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Eastlea Primary School
3.1 km · Northumberland

Standards maintained2025

3.5applications per place 55%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: 122258 · 929/2407
Capacity: 315 pupils · 219 on roll
Free school meals: 50.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Delaval Gardens, New Delaval, Blyth, NE24 4DA
Local authority: Northumberland

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