Academy converter · Northumberland

Belsay Primary School

4–11Ages
84Pupils
PrimaryPhase
145779URN

Belsay, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE20 0ET · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Dec 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

0.5 above Northumberland median (1.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Northumberland

20 applications for 10 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

71%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 · 5 December 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

2.0applications per place, Reception

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

20 applications · 10 places offered · 7 named it first

2026 2.0; Northumberland median median 1.5
2025 2.5; Northumberland median median 1.6
2024 1.6; Northumberland median median 1.6
2023 1.8; Northumberland median median 1.5
2022 2.3; Northumberland median median 1.6
2021 2.9; Northumberland median median 1.7
2020 5.1; Northumberland median median 1.6
2019 2.0; Northumberland median median 1.7; as the previous school
2018 3.4; Northumberland median median 1.6; as the previous school
2017 1.9; Northumberland median median 1.5; as the previous school
2016 5.7; Northumberland median median 1.6; as the previous school
2015 4.4; Northumberland median median 1.5; as the previous school
2014 2.7; Northumberland median median 1.5; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Northumberland median in 6 of 7 years.

This school
Northumberland median

Dashed bars: as Belsay Primary School (URN 122184), the previous school.

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	10	20	2.0	7	0.70
Sep 2025	6	15	2.5	6	1.00
Sep 2024	11	17	1.6	11	1.00
Sep 2023	14	25	1.8	14	1.00
Sep 2022	9	21	2.3	7	0.78
Sep 2021	7	20	2.9	6	0.86
Sep 2020	7	36	5.1	7	1.00
Sep 2019 *	12	24	2.0	12	1.00
Sep 2018 *	12	41	3.4	12	1.00
Sep 2017 *	13	24	1.9	12	0.92
Sep 2016 *	3	17	5.7	3	1.00
Sep 2015 *	7	31	4.4	7	1.00
Sep 2014 *	14	38	2.7	14	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 93% · Writing 71% · Maths 93% → all three 71% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard71%15th of 57 in Northumberland

Northumberland 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard93%

Northumberland 79% England 78%

Higher standard57%

Northumberland 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard71%

Northumberland 76% England 75%

Greater depth21%

Northumberland 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard93%

Northumberland 76% England 77%

Higher standard29%

Northumberland 18% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (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	71%	7%	110	107
2023/24	81%	13%	112	107
2022/23	33%	0%	106	98

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

Belsay Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.0applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Whalton Church of England Aided Primary School
3.7 km · Northumberland

Good2022

2.2applications per place
Stamfordham Primary School
7.2 km · Northumberland

Good2024

1.9applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Ponteland Primary School
8.3 km · Northumberland

Remains Good2023

3.1applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Richard Coates Church of England Primary School
8.3 km · Northumberland

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Darras Hall Primary School
9.1 km · Northumberland

Outstanding2023

2.5applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Ponteland Community Primary School
9.2 km · Northumberland

Good2023

4.0applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Cambo First School
10.4 km · Northumberland

Good2023

1.3applications per place
Stannington First School
10.8 km · Northumberland

Remains Good2022

1.4applications per place

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 145779 · 929/2044
Trust: Pele Trust
Capacity: 105 pupils · 84 on roll
Free school meals: 4.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 March 2019
Replaced: Belsay Primary School (URN 122184)
Address: Belsay, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE20 0ET
Local authority: Northumberland

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