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EnglandNorth EastNorthumberlandNE66 3PXHipsburn Primary School
Primary

Hipsburn Primary School

Primary

Northumberland · Alnwick · NE66 3PX www.hipsburn.northumberland.sch.uk/

Pupils
102
cap. 150
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
67%
RWM expected · 2024/25
25%
RWM higher · 2024/25
102
Pupils · 2024/25
1%
EAL · 2024/25
3%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
67%
RWM expected · 2024/25
25%
RWM higher · 2024/25
102
Pupils · 2024/25
1%
EAL · 2024/25
3%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 08/11/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityNorthumberland
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio17.0:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Hipsburn Primary School · Primary · Northumberland

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
67%
+12pp
76%66%55%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 67%
RWM higher standard
25%
+10pp
29%22%15%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 25%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
75%
Reading higher standard
42%
Writing expected standard
83%
Writing higher standard
25%
Maths expected standard
67%
Maths higher standard
25%
Science expected standard
83%
SPAG expected standard
75%
SPAG higher standard
8%
Reading scaled score
108.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
GPS scaled score
103.0

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
102
Pupil : teacher ratio
17.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
1%
FSM eligible
7%
SEN
14%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
3%

Contact

Address
Lesbury, Alnwick, NE66 3PX
Local authority
Northumberland
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
2024/2567%25%75%42%83%25%67%25%83%75%108.0103.0103.014%102
2023/2455%15%75%40%85%25%55%15%95%65%108.0103.0105.015%106
2022/2371%21%86%57%79%36%86%50%100%71%109.0107.0107.0+3.10+2.50+1.1010%104
2018/1976%29%90%52%81%33%90%57%90%90%110.0109.0109.0+2.40-0.70+2.5011%113
2017/1871%21%71%50%93%36%86%36%93%79%107.0106.0105.0-0.90+1.30-1.3010%136
2016/17Not publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published10%116

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
2024/2510220.414%1%7%4%3%
2023/2410617.715%2%7%4%8%
2022/2310417.310%4%4%4%7%
2021/2210221.310%0%4%6%14%
2020/219819.612%2%4%
2018/1911318.811%4%3%4%4%
2017/1813617.010%4%7%4%6%
2016/1711619.310%4%9%5%13%

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