Ofsted: Requires improvement trending_up Places Available emoji_events #54 in Northumberland public Top 97% UK

Bedlington Whitley Memorial Church of England Primary School

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

personHeadteacher Claire Gray

location_onBedlington, NE22 5DE

language Visit Website phone 1670822994

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Inspected 2023

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Students

283

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Expected Standard

31%

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Demand Ratio

0.8x

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Bedlington Whitley Memorial Church of England Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Bedlington, serving ages 3-11. Currently Requires Improvement according to Ofsted — the school is working to raise standards. Ranks in the top 97% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Bedlington Whitley Memorial Church of England Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Bedlington, Northumberland, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 270 pupils on roll, of whom 43% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 31% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 4% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #54 of 57 primaries in Northumberland and #13,743 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Requires improvement. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Requires improvement, behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement, personal development Requires improvement, and leadership and management Requires improvement.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.8× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 18.8:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 1.5 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

31%

LA 56%

Reading48% LA 69%

Writing52% LA 68%

Maths42% LA 67%

Read SS

Maths SS

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Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

39%

LA 53%England 61%

Reading54% LA 70% · Eng 74%

Writing54% LA 67% · Eng 72%

Maths49% LA 64% · Eng 73%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

37%

LA 55%England 60%

Reading67% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing45% LA 68% · Eng 71%

Maths46% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.3

Read

LA -0.9

-4.3 to -0.3

-4.0

Write

LA -0.7

-5.9 to -2.0

-5.1

Maths

LA -1.7

-7.0 to -3.3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

05 December 2023

Inspection Report

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12 July 2018

Inspection Report

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23 June 2015

Inspection Report

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01 October 2013

Inspection Report

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19 June 2013

Inspection Report

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07 January 2011

Inspection Report

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17 October 2007

Inspection Report

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10 November 2003

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2023-12-05

S5 Inspection EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Requires improvement

Development

Requires improvement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2018-07-12

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2015-06-23

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2013-06-19

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

1.9%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.7%(2 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

1pupils

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National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 270 pupils. During this period, there were 5 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.9%, which is above 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)	270	5	1.9%	0.8%	1
2024/25 (Autumn term)	263	3	1.1%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	283	1	0.4%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	286	17	5.9%	0.7%	2
2023/24 (Autumn term)	272	15	5.5%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	283	4	1.4%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	283	1	0.4%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	270	1	0.4%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	309	6	1.9%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	311	5	1.6%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	302	1	0.3%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	274	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	271	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	267	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	286	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	286	4	1.4%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	283	3	1.1%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	306	9	2.9%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	309	14	4.5%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	298	6	2.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	317	4	1.3%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	314	1	0.3%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	306	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	303	1	0.3%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	302	4	1.3%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	299	2	0.7%	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.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 28 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 25 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 5 pupils

Hearing Impairment 3 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils