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Beaconhill Community Primary School

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

personMr Joel Routledge

location_onCramlington, NE23 8EH

language Visit Website phone 1670714864

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2017

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Students

221

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Expected Standard

41%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Beaconhill Community Primary School is a Community school primary school in Cramlington, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 91% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Beaconhill Community Primary School is a community school in Cramlington, Northumberland, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 229 pupils on roll, of whom 48% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 41% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #40 of 57 primaries in Northumberland and #10,562 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2017. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.0:1. 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

41%

LA 56%

Reading67% LA 69%

Writing74% LA 68%

Maths48% LA 67%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

35%

LA 53%England 61%

Reading42% LA 70% · Eng 74%

Writing52% LA 67% · Eng 72%

Maths55% LA 64% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

39%

LA 55%England 60%

Reading42% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing58% LA 68% · Eng 71%

Maths42% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-6.2

Read

LA -0.9

-8.5 to -4.0

-3.4

Write

LA -0.7

-5.6 to -1.3

-4.5

Maths

LA -1.7

-6.6 to -2.4

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

44%

LA 61%England 65%

Reading59% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing85% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths59% LA 72% · Eng 79%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.3

Read

LA -0.2

-5.6 to -1.0

0.7

Write

LA 0.0

-1.4 to 2.9

-3.5

Maths

LA -0.9

-5.5 to -1.5

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

76%

LA 59%

Reading92% LA 72%

Writing92% LA 75%

Maths80% LA 68%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.1

Read

LA -0.4

-2.4 to 2.2

2.2

Write

LA 0.0

0 to 4.4

-0.9

Maths

LA -1.2

-3 to 1.2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

16 June 2022

Inspection Report

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21 March 2017

Inspection Report

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05 October 2011

Inspection Report

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15 June 2009

Inspection Report

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12 June 2007

Inspection Report

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29 September 2003

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2017-03-21

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2011-10-05

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2009-06-15

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

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 229 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)	229	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	235	0	0.0%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	241	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	228	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	220	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	229	3	1.3%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	221	3	1.4%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	212	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	229	2	0.9%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	222	2	0.9%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	215	1	0.5%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	229	1	0.4%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	224	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	207	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	211	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	211	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	204	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	211	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	206	0	0.0%	0.5%	1
2018/19 (Autumn term)	198	4	2.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	219	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	211	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	202	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	219	2	0.9%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	214	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	200	0	0.0%	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 24 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 11 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 10 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 3 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 2 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils

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Beaconhill Community 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