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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 6 March 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 17 October 2012Graded inspection: Good · as St Paul's RC Voluntary Aided Primary School, URN 122305
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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 entry41 applications · 24 places offered · 23 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 1.7; Northumberland median median 1.5
- 2025 1.6; Northumberland median median 1.6
- 2024 1.5; Northumberland median median 1.6
- 2023 1.6; Northumberland median median 1.5
- 2022 1.9; Northumberland median median 1.6
- 2021 1.4; Northumberland median median 1.7; as the previous school
- 2020 1.6; Northumberland median median 1.6; as the previous school
- 2019 1.9; Northumberland median median 1.7; as the previous school
- 2018 1.5; Northumberland median median 1.6; as the previous school
- 2017 1.6; Northumberland median median 1.5; as the previous school
- 2016 2.4; Northumberland median median 1.6; as the previous school
- 2015 1.6; Northumberland median median 1.5; as the previous school
- 2014 1.5; Northumberland median median 1.5; as the previous school
- This school
- Northumberland median
Dashed bars: as St Paul's RC Voluntary Aided Primary School (URN 122305), 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 | 24 | 41 | 1.7 | 23 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2025 | 23 | 37 | 1.6 | 23 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2024 | 24 | 37 | 1.5 | 23 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2023 | 20 | 31 | 1.6 | 20 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2022 | 17 | 32 | 1.9 | 17 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2021 * | 21 | 29 | 1.4 | 21 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2020 * | 27 | 43 | 1.6 | 24 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2019 * | 17 | 32 | 1.9 | 17 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2018 * | 19 | 28 | 1.5 | 19 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2017 * | 19 | 30 | 1.6 | 19 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2016 * | 16 | 38 | 2.4 | 16 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2015 * | 19 | 31 | 1.6 | 19 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2014 * | 22 | 32 | 1.5 | 21 | 0.95 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 84% · Writing 80% · Maths 88% → all three 68% 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 | 68% | 8% | 105 | 109 |
| 2023/24 | 56% | 6% | 103 | 105 |
| 2022/23 | 72% | 14% | 107 | 106 |
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
- St Paul's Catholic Primary School, AlnwickThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20241.7applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
- 0.6 km · NorthumberlandGood20231.2applications per place
- 1.2 km · Northumberland20262.0applications per place
- 4.6 km · NorthumberlandGood20231.7applications per place
- 4.8 km · NorthumberlandGood20231.7applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
- 5.6 km · NorthumberlandRemains Good · concerns noted20241.3applications per place
- 9.3 km · NorthumberlandRemains Good20231.6applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
- 9.4 km · NorthumberlandGraded · no overall grade20242.7applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
- 10.5 km · NorthumberlandGood20201.5applications per place
- 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
- 148503 · 929/3713
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Capacity
- 210 pupils · 197 on roll
- Free school meals
- 19.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 April 2021
- Replaced
- St Paul's RC Voluntary Aided Primary School (URN 122305)
- Address
- South Road, Alnwick, NE66 2NU
- Local authority
- Northumberland
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources