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Bothal Primary School

Primary

Northumberland · Ashington · NE63 8HZ

Pupils
738
cap. 650
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
66%
RWM expected · 2024/25
9%
RWM higher · 2024/25
738
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
66%
RWM expected · 2024/25
9%
RWM higher · 2024/25
738
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Closed school

This school is closed.

Ofsted inspection
Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 17/10/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityNorthumberland
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio19.5:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterNone
StatusClosed

Overview of Bothal Primary School · Primary · Northumberland

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
66%
+11pp
73%58%43%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 66%
RWM higher standard
9%
0pp
9%6%2%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 9%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
76%
Reading higher standard
30%
Writing expected standard
83%
Writing higher standard
10%
Maths expected standard
76%
Maths higher standard
32%
Science expected standard
93%
SPAG expected standard
73%
SPAG higher standard
20%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
104.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
738
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
4%
FSM eligible
20%
SEN
17%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
6%

Contact

Address
Wansbeck Road, Ashington, NE63 8HZ
Local authority
Northumberland
Website
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2566%9%76%30%83%10%76%32%93%73%105.0105.0104.017%738
2023/2455%9%73%26%79%14%64%24%91%66%104.0103.0103.018%730
2022/2363%2%79%26%77%3%69%19%91%76%104.0102.0104.0-1.50-1.80-3.0015%725
2018/1973%6%80%20%78%15%83%28%83%79%104.0105.0105.0-0.90-1.00-0.5010%690
2017/1843%5%68%18%77%16%54%11%89%66%103.0100.0103.0-1.20+0.10-3.609%687
2016/1758%13%67%25%87%26%70%23%94%70%104.0104.0105.0-1.40+1.90-0.8010%665

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2573820.217%4%20%4%6%
2023/2473022.418%3%23%5%12%
2022/2372522.515%3%22%5%12%
2021/2273420.310%2%24%6%17%
2020/2169418.09%1%19%
2018/1969019.310%1%19%4%6%
2017/1868720.49%2%19%4%8%
2016/1766518.710%2%16%4%5%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.