Burnside Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Feb 15 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

Pupils

Number of Pupils
435 (89% of total capacity)
Boys
53.1%
Girls
46.9%
First language not English
2.3%
Free school meals (FSM)
7.8%
Persistent absence
15.7%
Special education needs (SEN)
9.2%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 94.5%
Mixed 2.3%
Other 0.9%
Other White 0.7%
Indian 0.5%
Chinese 0.5%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Other Asian 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAbove average1.9
WritingAbove average1.9
MathsAverage1.3
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 72%
Local authority average 56%
England average 61%

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

School 13%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 108
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 107
Local authority average 103
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Burnside Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
60
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
62
2nd preference
32
3rd preference
22
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
58
2nd preference
2
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 classes27.2
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher25.4
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher28.5
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
6
5
1
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
5
3
2
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
8
4
4
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
37
23
14
Reception, Full-time
60
26
34
Year 1
47
27
20
Year 2
50
30
20
Year 3
61
21
40
Year 4
56
33
23
Year 5
59
37
22
Year 6
46
22
24
Year 2023-2024

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