Bedlington Whitley Memorial Church of England Primary School

Primary · Northumberland · NE22 5DE · URN 122281

Ofsted Requires improvementLast inspected 2023-12-05Cohort 233Church of England

Exam results, in full

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Key stage 2 results

Taken by pupils at the end of Year 6, so they describe a primary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 52

4 of 4 headline figuresArea average from 83 schools in Northumberland

Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
31%
Northumberland 55.5%England 61%
24.5 percentage points below the area average of 55.5
Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
4%
Northumberland 6.5%England 8%
2.5 percentage points below the area average of 6.5
Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading
98
Northumberland 104.38England 105
6.4 below the area average of 104.4
Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths
97
Northumberland 103.33England 105
6.3 below the area average of 103.3
Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling
99
Northumberland 103.53England 105
4.5 below the area average of 103.5
Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
10%
Northumberland 19.6%England 32%
9.6 percentage points below the area average of 19.6
Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading
48%
Northumberland 68%
20 percentage points below the area average of 68
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing
52%
Northumberland 67.1%
15.1 percentage points below the area average of 67.1
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths
42%
Northumberland 66.5%
24.5 percentage points below the area average of 66.5
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
52
Northumberland 35
16.9 above the area average of 35.1
Context only, not scored

Measure	This school	Against Northumberland	Against national	Feeds
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths	31% Northumberland 55.5%England 61%	24.5 percentage points below the area average of 55.5	30 percentage points below the national figure of 61	Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths	4% Northumberland 6.5%England 8%	2.5 percentage points below the area average of 6.5	4 percentage points below the national figure of 8	Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading	98 Northumberland 104.38England 105	6.4 below the area average of 104.4	7 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths	97 Northumberland 103.33England 105	6.3 below the area average of 103.3	8 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling	99 Northumberland 103.53England 105	4.5 below the area average of 103.5	6 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling	10% Northumberland 19.6%England 32%	9.6 percentage points below the area average of 19.6	22 percentage points below the national figure of 32	Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading	48% Northumberland 68%	20 percentage points below the area average of 68	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing	52% Northumberland 67.1%	15.1 percentage points below the area average of 67.1	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths	42% Northumberland 66.5%	24.5 percentage points below the area average of 66.5	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	52 Northumberland 35	16.9 above the area average of 35.1	No national comparison	Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Northumberland · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Primary classes: 22.6 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language: 8.2% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 40% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 23.6% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 9.4pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling: 10% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths: 4% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 18.8pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths: 31% of pupils
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average): 93.2% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

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What is the latest Ofsted judgement?: Ofsted rated Bedlington Whitley Memorial Church of England Primary School Requires improvement at its inspection on 05/12/2023.
Where is the school and which authority runs it?: Bedlington Whitley Memorial Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Northumberland, postcode NE22 5DE (URN 122281).
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