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Belsay Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Belsay, Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE20 0ET · belsay.northumberland.sch.uk · 01661 881641
On the mapSearch near NE20 0ET
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Dec 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 71%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Northumberland 58%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 84
- 80% of 105 places
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 4.8%
- First language not English
- 3.6%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Pele Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 7 families put the school first and 10 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 2026Sept 2026 | 10 | 7 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 9 | 7 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 71% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 7% the higher standard. Across Northumberland it was 58%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲71% | 62% | ||
| ●7% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲110 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| Grammar and spelling | ▲109 | 105 | |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 122184)
hidden: too few pupils to publish
Ofsted
Belsay Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 5 December 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 5 Dec 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Dec 2008
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 122184), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Dec 2008Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 122184)
Oct 2005Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 122184)
What parents said
91% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (35 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 91%
- Replies
- 35
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 74% who raised concerns
based on the 40% who had a child bullied