NCEA Grace Darling CofE Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jul 2 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
2 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not available
Religious Character
Church of England
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Northumberland
Unique reference
148765
Address
Central Parkway, NE64 6RT

Pupils

Number of Pupils
412 (73% of total capacity)
Boys
48.8%
Girls
51.2%
First language not English
2.9%
Free school meals (FSM)
38.8%
Persistent absence
17.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
35.4%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 95.1%
Pakistani 1%
African 0.7%
Other Black 0.7%
Other White 0.5%
Indian 0.5%
Other 0.5%
Unclassified 0.5%
Mixed 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

ReadingAverage0.2
WritingAbove average1.8
MathsAverage1.2
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 38%
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

NCEA Grace Darling CofE Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
53
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
52
2nd preference
4
3rd preference
1
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
52
2nd preference
1
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 classes21.4
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher24.2
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher24.5
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Early Years 2, Part-time
23
10
13
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
7
5
2
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
2
0
2
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
41
22
19
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
7
2
5
Reception, Full-time
35
15
20
Year 1
43
20
23
Year 2
58
26
32
Year 3
43
17
26
Year 4
46
21
25
Year 5
52
32
20
Year 6
55
31
24
Year 2024-2025

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