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Eastlea Primary School

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

personMiss Emma Beeston

location_onCramlington, NE23 3ST

language Visit Website phone 1670732261

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2019

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Students

215

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Expected Standard

55%

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Demand Ratio

1.2x

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Eastlea Primary School is a Community school primary school in Cramlington, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.2×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 72% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Eastlea Primary School is a community school in Cramlington, Northumberland, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 228 pupils on roll, of whom 31% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 55% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 9% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #33 of 57 primaries in Northumberland and #9,492 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2019. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.2× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 26.0:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 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

55%

LA 56%

Reading68% LA 69%

Writing73% LA 68%

Maths86% LA 67%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

82%

LA 53%England 61%

Reading88% LA 70% · Eng 74%

Writing82% LA 67% · Eng 72%

Maths82% LA 64% · Eng 73%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

73%

LA 55%England 60%

Reading90% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing77% LA 68% · Eng 71%

Maths80% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.3

Read

LA -0.9

0.0 to 4.5

0.8

Write

LA -0.7

-1.4 to 3.0

0.5

Maths

LA -1.7

-1.6 to 2.6

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

73%

LA 61%England 65%

Reading77% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing83% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths83% LA 72% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.6

Read

LA -0.2

1.4 to 5.8

3.4

Write

LA 0.0

1.4 to 5.4

2.4

Maths

LA -0.9

0.5 to 4.4

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

75%

LA 59%

Reading92% LA 72%

Writing83% LA 75%

Maths83% LA 68%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

4.3

Read

LA -0.4

1.9 to 6.7

2.5

Write

LA 0.0

0.2 to 4.8

4.2

Maths

LA -1.2

2 to 6.4

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

21 January 2025

Inspection Report

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02 July 2019

Inspection Report

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16 March 2017

Inspection Report

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01 May 2012

Inspection Report

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26 March 2009

Inspection Report

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16 November 2005

Inspection Report

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20 September 1999

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2019-07-02

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2017-03-16

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2012-05-01

None Legacy

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Development

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 228 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	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	228	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	213	0	0.0%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	225	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	222	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	208	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	222	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	215	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	206	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	204	1	0.5%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	195	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	190	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	203	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	197	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	190	1	0.5%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	187	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	187	1	0.5%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	168	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	186	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	180	1	0.6%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	174	2	1.1%	0.5%	1
2017/18 (Summer term)	192	3	1.6%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	178	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	175	3	1.7%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	197	3	1.5%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	196	3	1.5%	0.4%	1
2016/17 (Autumn term)	196	1	0.5%	0.5%	0

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 20 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 15 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 6 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils