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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 5 May 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 1 February 2017Graded inspection: Good · as Ponteland Primary School, URN 122217
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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 entry177 applications · 58 places offered · 70 named it first
- 2026 3.1; Northumberland median median 1.5
- 2025 3.2; Northumberland median median 1.6
- 2024 2.7; Northumberland median median 1.6
- 2023 2.8; Northumberland median median 1.5
- 2022 2.9; Northumberland median median 1.6
- 2021 2.4; Northumberland median median 1.7
- 2020 3.2; Northumberland median median 1.6
- 2019 2.5; Northumberland median median 1.7; as the previous school
- 2018 2.8; Northumberland median median 1.6; as the previous school
- 2017 2.8; Northumberland median median 1.5; as the previous school
- 2016 3.6; Northumberland median median 1.6; as the previous school
- 2015 3.2; Northumberland median median 1.5; as the previous school
- 2014 2.4; Northumberland median median 1.5; as the previous school
- This school
- Northumberland median
Dashed bars: as Ponteland Primary School (URN 122217), 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 | 58 | 177 | 3.1 | 70 | 1.21 |
| Sep 2025 | 59 | 190 | 3.2 | 69 | 1.17 |
| Sep 2024 | 61 | 166 | 2.7 | 61 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2023 | 60 | 169 | 2.8 | 79 | 1.32 |
| Sep 2022 | 60 | 172 | 2.9 | 74 | 1.23 |
| Sep 2021 | 55 | 130 | 2.4 | 55 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2020 | 60 | 190 | 3.2 | 60 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2019 * | 59 | 149 | 2.5 | 64 | 1.08 |
| Sep 2018 * | 53 | 146 | 2.8 | 52 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2017 * | 58 | 164 | 2.8 | 64 | 1.10 |
| Sep 2016 * | 50 | 181 | 3.6 | 66 | 1.32 |
| Sep 2015 * | 57 | 182 | 3.2 | 67 | 1.18 |
| Sep 2014 * | 55 | 131 | 2.4 | 53 | 0.96 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 90% · Writing 78% · Maths 80% → all three 70% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- Northumberland median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 70% | 10% | 107 | 106 |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 7% | 104 | 104 |
| 2022/23 | 68% | 10% | 105 | 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 Primary SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20233.1applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
- 0.1 km · NorthumberlandRemains Good20232.3applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
- 1.1 km · NorthumberlandGood20234.0applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
- 2.0 km · NorthumberlandOutstanding20232.5applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
- 4.9 km · Newcastle upon Tyne20262.5applications per place
- 5.9 km · Newcastle upon TyneRemains Good20232.9applications per place
- 6.0 km · Newcastle upon TyneRemains Good20201.5applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
- 6.3 km · Newcastle upon TyneGraded · no overall grade20251.9applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
- 6.4 km · Newcastle upon TyneImproved significantly20241.5applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 145780 · 929/2215
- Trust
- Pele Trust
- Capacity
- 420 pupils · 479 on roll
- Free school meals
- 7.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 February 2019
- Replaced
- Ponteland Primary School (URN 122217)
- Address
- Callerton Lane, Ponteland, The Crescent, Callerton Lane, Ponteland, NE20 9EG
- Local authority
- Northumberland
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources