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Ovingham Church of England First School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–9 · Academy
Ovingham, Prudhoe NE42 6DE · ofs.cheviotlt.co.uk · 01661 832581
On the mapSearch near NE42 6DE
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2023
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 107
- 71% of 150 places
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- Free school meals
- 12.1%
- First language not English
- 0.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 12 families put the school first and 11 places were offered; 92% 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 | 11 | 12 | 1.1▲ | 92% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 23 | 23 | 1 | 100% |
Ofsted
Ovingham Church of England First School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 11 October 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 11 Oct 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, Jun 2012
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 122278), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Jun 2012Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 122278)
Mar 2007Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 122278)
What parents said
90% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (40 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 90%
- Replies
- 40
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 72% who raised concerns
based on the 20% who had a child bullied