Burnside Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 14 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
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- Unique reference
- 122266
- Address
- Northumbrian Road, NE23 1XZ
- Website
- www.burnsideprimary.co.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 474 (93% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 54.4%
- Girls
- 45.6%
- First language not English
- 2.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 7.2%
- Persistent absence
- 12.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.0%
White British 94.7%
Mixed 2.1%
Indian 0.8%
Other White 0.4%
Chinese 0.4%
Other 0.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Other Asian 0.2%
African 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAbove average1.9
WritingAbove average1.9
MathsAverage1.3
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 78%
Local authority average 58%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 11%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 106
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Burnside Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 60
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 76
- 2nd preference
- 36
- 3rd preference
- 16
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 60
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.7 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 28.3 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Early Years 2, Part-time | 8 6 2 |
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 5 2 3 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 11 10 1 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 19 8 11 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 28 20 8 |
| Reception, Full-time | 60 31 29 |
| Year 1 | 58 26 32 |
| Year 2 | 52 30 22 |
| Year 3 | 53 31 22 |
| Year 4 | 62 22 40 |
| Year 5 | 58 34 24 |
| Year 6 | 60 38 22 |