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Bedlington Station Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMr Mark Burgess

location_onBedlington, NE22 7JQ

language Visit Website phone 1670336887

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2018

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Students

232

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Expected Standard

43%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Bedlington Station Primary School is a Community school primary school in Bedlington, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 89% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Bedlington Station Primary School is a community school in Bedlington, Northumberland, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 205 pupils on roll, of whom 39% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 43% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 4% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #45 of 57 primaries in Northumberland and #11,985 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2018. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 16.1:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.2 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

43%

LA 56%

Reading54% LA 69%

Writing61% LA 68%

Maths71% LA 67%

Read SS

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

47%

LA 53%England 61%

Reading70% LA 70% · Eng 74%

Writing67% LA 67% · Eng 72%

Maths57% LA 64% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

59%

LA 55%England 60%

Reading62% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing72% LA 68% · Eng 71%

Maths72% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-4.1

Read

LA -0.9

-6.5 to -1.8

-0.1

Write

LA -0.7

-2.4 to 2.1

-2.6

Maths

LA -1.7

-4.8 to -0.4

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

84%

LA 61%England 65%

Reading88% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing88% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths96% LA 72% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.4

Read

LA -0.2

1.0 to 5.9

4.1

Write

LA 0.0

1.8 to 6.4

2.2

Maths

LA -0.9

0.0 to 4.3

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 59%

Reading60% LA 72%

Writing84% LA 75%

Maths84% LA 68%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.6

Read

LA -0.4

-1.8 to 3

4.1

Write

LA 0.0

1.8 to 6.4

0.3

Maths

LA -1.2

-1.9 to 2.5

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

10 October 2023

Inspection Report

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25 September 2018

Inspection Report

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11 June 2014

Inspection Report

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23 May 2013

Inspection Report

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16 September 2010

Inspection Report

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05 February 2008

Inspection Report

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18 May 2007

Inspection Report

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07 March 2005

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2018-09-25

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2014-06-11

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2010-09-16

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 205 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	205	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	203	1	0.5%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	225	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	221	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	212	1	0.5%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	236	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	232	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	226	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	243	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	232	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	223	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	242	1	0.4%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	238	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	227	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	240	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	240	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	228	1	0.4%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	239	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	236	1	0.4%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	229	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	247	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	236	1	0.4%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	234	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	238	1	0.4%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	232	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	222	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 19 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 9 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 6 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils

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Bedlington Station Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

Top Primary Schools in Northumberland

Horton Grange Primary School

NCEA James Knott CofE Primary School

St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Ashington

Burnside Primary School

Ss Peter and Paul's Catholic Primary Academy

St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Alnwick