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NCEA Grace Darling CofE Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Academy
Central Parkway, Newbiggin-By-the-Sea NE64 6RT · gracedarling.ncea.org.uk · 01670 812019
On the mapSearch near NE64 6RT
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jul 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 24%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Northumberland 58%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 372
- 63% of 594 places
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 42.7%
- First language not English
- 2.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 36 families put the school first and 35 places were offered; 97% 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 | 35 | 36 | 1▲ | 97% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 53 | 52 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 35 | 34 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 44 | 44 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 56 | 56 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 24% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 2% 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 | |||
| ▼24% | 62% | ||
| ▼2% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼98 | 106 | ||
| ▼98 | 105 | ||
| Grammar and spelling | ▼96 | 105 | |
Ofsted
NCEA Grace Darling CofE Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 2 July 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 2 Jul 2024
- 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 |
What parents said
84% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (49 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 84%
- Replies
- 49
- 11% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 84% who raised concerns
based on the 51% who had a child bullied
based on 21 parents (43%) with SEND