Central Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Oct 25 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
131021
Address
Milburn Road, NE63 0AX

Pupils

Number of Pupils
689 (76% of total capacity)
Boys
49.3%
Girls
50.7%
First language not English
6%
Free school meals (FSM)
48.6%
Persistent absence
23.4%
Special education needs (SEN)
21.8%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 87.7%
African 4.4%
Mixed 1.8%
Other Asian 1.6%
Other White 1.5%
Indian 1%
Pakistani 0.6%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Other Black 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
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

ReadingWell below average-4.1
WritingAverage-1.2
MathsWell below average-3.6
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 43%
Local authority average 56%
England average 61%

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

School 3%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 101
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 100
Local authority average 103
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Central Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
63
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
65
2nd preference
9
3rd preference
4
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
63
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 classes26.5
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher27.8
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher28.4
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Early Years 1, Part-time
13
7
6
Early Years 2, Part-time
23
14
9
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
6
5
1
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
2
0
2
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
45
25
20
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
11
6
5
Reception, Full-time
64
36
28
Year 1
78
32
46
Year 2
77
34
43
Year 3
77
35
42
Year 4
86
43
43
Year 5
89
52
37
Year 6
118
51
67
Year 2023-2024

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