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
- 738 (74% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.6%
- Girls
- 48.4%
- First language not English
- 3.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 15.7%
- Persistent absence
- 7.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.6%
White British 92.3%
Mixed 2.2%
African 2%
Other White 1.1%
Indian 0.9%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Other Asian 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Other 0.1%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingBelow average-1.5
WritingBelow average-1.8
MathsBelow average-3
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 55%
Local authority average 58%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 9%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 103
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Bothal Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 89
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 110
- 2nd preference
- 24
- 3rd preference
- 9
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 89
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.4 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 28.9 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Early Years 1, Part-time | 4 3 1 |
| Early Years 2, Part-time | 20 12 8 |
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 8 7 1 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 9 2 7 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 24 15 9 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 66 35 31 |
| Reception, Full-time | 84 51 33 |
| Year 1 | 86 39 47 |
| Year 2 | 90 49 41 |
| Year 3 | 85 48 37 |
| Year 4 | 82 37 45 |
| Year 5 | 90 47 43 |
| Year 6 | 90 36 54 |