Academy converter · Northumberland

Ponteland Community Primary School

2–11Ages
274Pupils
PrimaryPhase
143469URN

Callerton Lane, Ponteland, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE20 9EY · 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

4.0per place

2.5 above Northumberland median (1.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Northumberland

80 applications for 20 places · 1st of 65 in Northumberland

Every year since 2020

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

65%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
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
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

4.0applications per place, Reception

2.5 above Northumberland median (1.5) 1.8 above England median (2.2)

80 applications · 20 places offered · 17 named it first

2026 4.0; Northumberland median median 1.5
2025 3.6; Northumberland median median 1.6
2024 3.3; Northumberland median median 1.6
2023 3.0; Northumberland median median 1.5
2022 6.1; Northumberland median median 1.6
2021 4.1; Northumberland median median 1.7
2020 7.2; Northumberland median median 1.6

More applications per place than the Northumberland median in 7 of 7 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	20	80	4.0	17	0.85
Sep 2025	30	107	3.6	30	1.00
Sep 2024	28	92	3.3	29	1.04
Sep 2023	29	88	3.0	24	0.83
Sep 2022	13	79	6.1	12	0.92
Sep 2021	16	66	4.1	12	0.75
Sep 2020	6	43	7.2	5	0.83

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 70% · Writing 84% · Maths 68% → all three 65% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard65%28th of 57 in Northumberland

Northumberland 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard70%

Northumberland 79% England 78%

Higher standard43%

Northumberland 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard84%

Northumberland 76% England 75%

Greater depth16%

Northumberland 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard68%

Northumberland 76% England 77%

Higher standard30%

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	65%	14%	105	103
2023/24	61%	4%	106	104
2022/23	62%	5%	107	104

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

Ponteland Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

4.0applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Richard Coates Church of England Primary School
1.1 km · Northumberland

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Ponteland Primary School
1.1 km · Northumberland

Remains Good2023

3.1applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Darras Hall Primary School
1.5 km · Northumberland

Outstanding2023

2.5applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Dinnington First School
4.7 km · Newcastle upon Tyne

2026

2.5applications per place
Simonside Primary School
5.0 km · Newcastle upon Tyne

Remains Good2020

1.5applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Havannah First School
5.2 km · Newcastle upon Tyne

Remains Good2023

2.9applications per place
Throckley Primary School
5.3 km · Newcastle upon Tyne

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Milecastle Primary School
5.4 km · Newcastle upon Tyne

Remains Good2019

3.8applications per place 77%met the SATs standard

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Strong standard
Expected standard
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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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 143469 · 929/4150
Trust: Ponteland Academy Trust
Capacity: 210 pupils · 274 on roll
Free school meals: 8.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2017
Replaced: Ponteland Middle School (URN 122329)
Address: Callerton Lane, Ponteland, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE20 9EY
Local authority: Northumberland

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