Academy converter · Northumberland

Richard Coates Church of England Primary School

3–11Ages
328Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
145784URN

Thornhill Road, Ponteland, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE20 9QB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJul 2018

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jul 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

0.7 above Northumberland median (1.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

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68 applications for 30 places · 10th of 65 in Northumberland

Every year since 2017

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

Graded GoodJul 2018

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jul 2023

Inspection history

12 July 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
3 July 2018
Graded inspection: Good · as Richard Coates Church of England Primary School, URN 122370

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

2.3applications per place, Reception

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

68 applications · 30 places offered · 28 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.3; Northumberland median median 1.5
2025 2.7; Northumberland median median 1.6
2024 3.1; Northumberland median median 1.6
2023 2.0; Northumberland median median 1.5
2022 2.0; Northumberland median median 1.6
2021 2.2; Northumberland median median 1.7
2020 2.2; Northumberland median median 1.6
2019 3.1; Northumberland median median 1.7; as the previous school
2018 4.0; Northumberland median median 1.6; as the previous school
2017 2.8; Northumberland median median 1.5; as the previous school

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

This school
Northumberland median

Dashed bars: as Richard Coates Church of England Primary School (URN 122370), 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	30	68	2.3	28	0.93
Sep 2025	27	72	2.7	23	0.85
Sep 2024	21	66	3.1	20	0.95
Sep 2023	36	71	2.0	30	0.83
Sep 2022	43	85	2.0	32	0.74
Sep 2021	29	65	2.2	24	0.83
Sep 2020	53	115	2.2	45	0.85
Sep 2019 *	30	92	3.1	27	0.90
Sep 2018 *	19	76	4.0	17	0.89
Sep 2017 *	18	51	2.8	13	0.72

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 80% · Writing 80% · Maths 77% → 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 standard80%

Northumberland 79% England 78%

Higher standard27%

Northumberland 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard80%

Northumberland 76% England 75%

Greater depth27%

Northumberland 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard77%

Northumberland 76% England 77%

Higher standard33%

Northumberland 18% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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%	10%	106	106
2023/24	72%	6%	105	103
2022/23	59%	3%	104	102

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

Richard Coates Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

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

Remains Good2023

3.1applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Ponteland Community Primary School
1.1 km · Northumberland

Good2023

4.0applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Darras Hall Primary School
2.0 km · Northumberland

Outstanding2023

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

2026

2.5applications per place
Havannah First School
5.8 km · Newcastle upon Tyne

Remains Good2023

2.9applications per place
Simonside Primary School
6.0 km · Newcastle upon Tyne

Remains Good2020

1.5applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Throckley Primary School
6.3 km · Newcastle upon Tyne

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Kingston Park Primary School
6.4 km · Newcastle upon Tyne

Improved significantly2024

1.5applications 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: 145784 · 929/4800
Trust: Pele Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 380 pupils · 328 on roll
Free school meals: 9.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 February 2019
Replaced: Richard Coates Church of England Primary School (URN 122370)
Address: Thornhill Road, Ponteland, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE20 9QB
Local authority: Northumberland

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