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Kielder Primary School and Nursery
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Community school
Kielder, Hexham NE48 1HQ · kielderprimary.org.uk · 01434 250257
On the mapSearch near NE48 1HQ
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jun 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2025
- Pupils
- 10
- 13% of 75 places
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 50%
- First language not English
- 0%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2025, 1 families put the school first and 1 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2021Sept 2021 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2020Sept 2020 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
Results
| 2024/25 | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | ||
| Expected standard | n/a | 62% |
| Higher standard | n/a | 8% |
| Average scaled score | ||
| Reading | n/a | 106 |
| Maths | n/a | 105 |
| Grammar and spelling | n/a | 105 |
hidden: too few pupils to publish
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Kielder Primary School and Nursery on 9 June 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention
- Achievement: Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard
- Personal development and well-being: Strong standard
- Early years: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 9 Jun 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Strong standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Some aspects not as strong, ungraded inspection, Dec 2024
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Dec 2024Ungraded inspectionSome aspects not as strong
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jun 2019Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Mar 2014Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Jul 2012Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement