Bothal Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
Oct 17 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
2 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Northumberland
Unique reference
122239
Address
Wansbeck Road, NE63 8HZ
Website
Not available

Pupils

Number of Pupils
730 (73% of total capacity)
Boys
48.5%
Girls
51.5%
First language not English
3.4%
Free school meals (FSM)
17.8%
Persistent absence
17.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
14.9%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 93.8%
Mixed 1.4%
Other White 1.2%
Indian 1%
African 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Other Asian 0.4%
Chinese 0.4%
Irish Traveller 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Other 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingBelow average-1.5
WritingBelow average-1.8
MathsBelow average-3
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 63%
Local authority average 56%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 2%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 102
Local authority average 103
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Bothal Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
83
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
83
2nd preference
16
3rd preference
7
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
83
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes29.5
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29.2
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29.1
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Early Years 1, Part-time
6
3
3
Early Years 2, Part-time
22
13
9
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
11
6
5
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
16
4
12
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
16
11
5
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
47
29
18
Reception, Part-time
1
1
0
Reception, Full-time
89
40
49
Year 1
90
49
41
Year 2
83
49
34
Year 3
79
33
46
Year 4
90
46
44
Year 5
89
36
53
Year 6
91
34
57
Year 2023-2024

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