Cragside CofE Controlled Primary School

Primary · Northumberland · NE23 6LW · URN 134473

Ofsted GoodLast inspected 2022-06-08Cohort 336Church 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 48

4 of 4 headline figuresArea average from 83 schools in Northumberland

Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
71%
Northumberland 55.5%England 61%
15.5 percentage points above the area average of 55.5
Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
10%
Northumberland 6.5%England 8%
3.5 percentage points above the area average of 6.5
Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading
106
Northumberland 104.38England 105
1.6 above the area average of 104.4
Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths
105
Northumberland 103.33England 105
1.7 above the area average of 103.3
Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling
106
Northumberland 103.53England 105
2.5 above the area average of 103.5
Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
27%
Northumberland 19.6%England 32%
7.4 percentage points above the area average of 19.6
Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading
88%
Northumberland 68%
20 percentage points above the area average of 68
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing
83%
Northumberland 67.1%
15.9 percentage points above the area average of 67.1
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths
81%
Northumberland 66.5%
14.5 percentage points above the area average of 66.5
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
48
Northumberland 35
12.9 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	71% Northumberland 55.5%England 61%	15.5 percentage points above the area average of 55.5	10 percentage points above the national figure of 61	Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths	10% Northumberland 6.5%England 8%	3.5 percentage points above the area average of 6.5	2 percentage points above the national figure of 8	Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading	106 Northumberland 104.38England 105	1.6 above the area average of 104.4	1 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths	105 Northumberland 103.33England 105	1.7 above the area average of 103.3	In line with the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling	106 Northumberland 103.53England 105	2.5 above the area average of 103.5	1 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling	27% Northumberland 19.6%England 32%	7.4 percentage points above the area average of 19.6	5 percentage points below the national figure of 32	Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading	88% Northumberland 68%	20 percentage points above the area average of 68	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing	83% Northumberland 67.1%	15.9 percentage points above the area average of 67.1	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths	81% Northumberland 66.5%	14.5 percentage points above the area average of 66.5	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	48 Northumberland 35	12.9 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: 4.2% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 14.6% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 17.6% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 11.8pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling: 27% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths: 10% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 19.3pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths: 71% of pupils
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average): 85.3% 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 Cragside CofE Controlled Primary School Good at its inspection on 08/06/2022.
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