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
- Website
- www.centralprimary.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 653 (73% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.2%
- Girls
- 50.8%
- First language not English
- 9.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 52.5%
- Persistent absence
- 16.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 20.1%
White British 82.2%
African 7.2%
Mixed 2.8%
Other Asian 2.3%
Other White 1.5%
Other 1.1%
Indian 0.9%
Pakistani 0.9%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Other Black 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingWell below average-4.1
WritingAverage-1.2
MathsWell below average-3.6
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 45%
Local authority average 58%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 1%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 102
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 100
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Central Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 75
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 60
- 2nd preference
- 25
- 3rd preference
- 5
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 60
- 2nd preference
- 12
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.8 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 23 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 27.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Early Years 1, Part-time | 10 5 5 |
| Early Years 2, Part-time | 20 11 9 |
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 15 7 8 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 3 1 2 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 37 24 13 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 16 9 7 |
| Reception, Full-time | 67 32 35 |
| Year 1 | 74 38 36 |
| Year 2 | 76 31 45 |
| Year 3 | 79 36 43 |
| Year 4 | 78 36 42 |
| Year 5 | 89 41 48 |
| Year 6 | 89 50 39 |