Community school · Northumberland

Hipsburn Primary School

3–11Ages
102Pupils
PrimaryPhase
122264URN

Lesbury, Alnwick, NE66 3PX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

close to Northumberland median (1.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Northumberland

22 applications for 13 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

67%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 · 8 November 2023Ofsted'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

1.7applications per place, Reception

close to Northumberland median (1.5) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

22 applications · 13 places offered · 14 named it first

2026 1.7; Northumberland median median 1.5
2025 2.1; Northumberland median median 1.6
2024 2.1; Northumberland median median 1.6
2023 2.4; Northumberland median median 1.5
2022 1.6; Northumberland median median 1.6
2021 1.9; Northumberland median median 1.7
2020 1.7; Northumberland median median 1.6
2019 1.8; Northumberland median median 1.7
2018 1.6; Northumberland median median 1.6
2017 1.3; Northumberland median median 1.5
2016 1.5; Northumberland median median 1.6
2015 1.5; 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	13	22	1.7	14	1.08
Sep 2025	11	23	2.1	11	1.00
Sep 2024	11	23	2.1	11	1.00
Sep 2023	11	26	2.4	11	1.00
Sep 2022	15	24	1.6	14	0.93
Sep 2021	11	21	1.9	13	1.18
Sep 2020	12	20	1.7	12	1.00
Sep 2019	13	23	1.8	13	1.00
Sep 2018	9	14	1.6	9	1.00
Sep 2017	26	33	1.3	26	1.00
Sep 2016	15	23	1.5	15	1.00
Sep 2015	15	22	1.5	15	1.00
Sep 2014	20	29	1.5	21	1.05

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 75% · Writing 83% · Maths 67% → all three 67% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard67%22nd of 57 in Northumberland

Northumberland 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard75%

Northumberland 79% England 78%

Higher standard42%

Northumberland 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard83%

Northumberland 76% England 75%

Greater depth25%

Northumberland 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard67%

Northumberland 76% England 77%

Higher standard25%

Northumberland 18% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	67%	25%	108	103
2023/24	55%	15%	108	103
2022/23	71%	21%	109	107

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

Hipsburn Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.7applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Longhoughton Church of England Primary School
4.3 km · Northumberland

Remains Good · concerns noted2024

1.3applications per place
Shilbottle Primary School
4.3 km · Northumberland

Good2023

1.7applications per place
St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Alnwick
4.8 km · Northumberland

Remains Good2024

1.7applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Swansfield Park Primary School
5.3 km · Northumberland

Good2023

1.2applications per place
NCEA Warkworth Church of England Primary School
5.9 km · Northumberland

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Ncea Harry Hotspur Church of England Primary School
6.0 km · Northumberland

2026

2.0applications per place
Amble Links Primary School
7.5 km · Northumberland

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.5applications per place
King Edwin Primary School
7.5 km · Northumberland

Standards maintained2024

1.9applications per place

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: 122264 · 929/2525
Capacity: 150 pupils · 102 on roll
Free school meals: 3.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Lesbury, Alnwick, NE66 3PX
Local authority: Northumberland

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