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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 29 March 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns) · as Branton Community Primary School, URN 122188
- 14 March 2013Graded inspection: Good · as Branton Community Primary School, URN 122188
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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 entry7 applications · 5 places offered · 5 named it first
- 2026 1.4; Northumberland median median 1.5
- 2025 1.0; Northumberland median median 1.6; as the previous school
- 2024 1.5; Northumberland median median 1.6; as the previous school
- 2023 3.5; Northumberland median median 1.5; as the previous school
- 2022 2.5; Northumberland median median 1.6; as the previous school
- 2021 3.5; Northumberland median median 1.7; as the previous school
- 2020 3.0; Northumberland median median 1.6; as the previous school
- 2019 1.4; Northumberland median median 1.7; as the previous school
- 2018 1.2; Northumberland median median 1.6; as the previous school
- 2017 1.2; Northumberland median median 1.5; as the previous school
- 2016 2.0; Northumberland median median 1.6; as the previous school
- 2015 1.5; Northumberland median median 1.5; as the previous school
- 2014 1.7; Northumberland median median 1.5; as the previous school
- This school
- Northumberland median
Dashed bars: as Branton Community Primary School (URN 122188), 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 | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2025 * | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2024 * | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2023 * | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 2 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2022 * | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 2 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2021 * | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 2 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2020 * | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2019 * | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2018 * | 6 | 7 | 1.2 | 7 | 1.17 |
| Sep 2017 * | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 5 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2016 * | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2015 * | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 4 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2014 * | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 3 | 1.00 |
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Branton Primary School and NurseryThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good · concerns noted20231.4applications per place
- 4.9 km · NorthumberlandRemains Good20231.5applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
- 12.5 km · NorthumberlandRemains Good20221.0applications per place
- 13.9 km · Northumberland20262.0applications per place
- 14.1 km · NorthumberlandRemains Good20222.3applications per place
- 14.4 km · NorthumberlandGraded · no overall grade20241.1applications per place
- 14.6 km · NorthumberlandGood20231.2applications per place
- 15.1 km · NorthumberlandRemains Good20241.7applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
- 15.8 km · NorthumberlandRemains Good · improving20231.4applications per place
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- 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
- 151712 · 929/2053
- Trust
- Pele Trust
- Capacity
- 42 pupils · 39 on roll
- Free school meals
- 12.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 April 2025
- Replaced
- Branton Community Primary School (URN 122188)
- Address
- Branton, Powburn, Alnwick, NE66 4JF
- Local authority
- Northumberland
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources