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Branton Primary School and Nursery
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Academy
Branton, Powburn, Alnwick NE66 4JF · branton.northumberland.sch.uk · 01665 578225
On the mapSearch near NE66 4JF
Overview
- Ofsted
- Concerns
- Ungraded inspection · Mar 2023
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 39
- 93% of 42 places
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 12.8%
- First language not English
- 0%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Pele Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 5 families put the school first and 5 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 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 100% |
Results
| 2024/25 | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | ||
| Expected standard | hidden | 62% |
| Higher standard | hidden | 8% |
| Average scaled score | ||
| Reading | hidden | 106 |
| Maths | hidden | 105 |
| Grammar and spelling | hidden | 105 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 122188)
hidden: too few pupils to publish
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 29 March 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Branton Primary School and Nursery was: School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next.
- Outcome
- Concerns
- Inspected
- 29 Mar 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 122188)
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2013
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 122188), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Oct 2017Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 122188)
Mar 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 122188)
Sept 2009Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 122188)