Bedlington Whitley Memorial Church of England Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Requires improvement
Dec 5 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Church of England
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Northumberland
Unique reference
122281
Address
Gordon Terrace, NE22 5DE

Pupils

Number of Pupils
270 (96% of total capacity)
Boys
47.0%
Girls
53.0%
First language not English
8.9%
Free school meals (FSM)
38.9%
Persistent absence
24.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
18.1%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 83.7%
Indian 5.6%
Mixed 2.5%
Other White 2.2%
Gypsy/Roma 1.9%
African 1.9%
Other Asian 1.5%
Pakistani 0.4%
Other 0.4%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingBelow average-2.3
WritingWell below average-4
MathsWell below average-5.1
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 39%
Local authority average 58%
England average 62%

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

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

Average score in reading

School 100
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 99
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Bedlington Whitley Memorial Church of England Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
23
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
23
2nd preference
4
3rd preference
8
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
23
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 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes26
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29.3
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher26.7
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
3
0
3
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
4
2
2
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
7
3
4
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
8
3
5
Reception, Full-time
29
14
15
Year 1
29
13
16
Year 2
30
18
12
Year 3
26
13
13
Year 4
29
9
20
Year 5
52
29
23
Year 6
53
23
30
Year 2024-2025

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