Haltwhistle Primary Academy

Primary · Northumberland · NE49 9BA · URN 146372

Ofsted OutstandingLast inspected 2023-02-14Cohort 213

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 25

4 of 4 headline figuresArea average from 83 schools in Northumberland

Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
72%
Northumberland 55.5%England 61%
16.5 percentage points above 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
106
Northumberland 104.38England 105
1.6 above the area average of 104.4
Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths
104
Northumberland 103.33England 105
0.7 above the area average of 103.3
Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling
104
Northumberland 103.53England 105
0.5 above the area average of 103.5
Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
28%
Northumberland 19.6%England 32%
8.4 percentage points above the area average of 19.6
Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading
84%
Northumberland 68%
16 percentage points above the area average of 68
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing
84%
Northumberland 67.1%
16.9 percentage points above the area average of 67.1
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths
80%
Northumberland 66.5%
13.5 percentage points above the area average of 66.5
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
25
Northumberland 35
10.1 below 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	72% Northumberland 55.5%England 61%	16.5 percentage points above the area average of 55.5	11 percentage points above 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	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	104 Northumberland 103.33England 105	0.7 above the area average of 103.3	1 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling	104 Northumberland 103.53England 105	0.5 above the area average of 103.5	1 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling	28% Northumberland 19.6%England 32%	8.4 percentage points above the area average of 19.6	4 percentage points below the national figure of 32	Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading	84% Northumberland 68%	16 percentage points above the area average of 68	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing	84% Northumberland 67.1%	16.9 percentage points above the area average of 67.1	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths	80% Northumberland 66.5%	13.5 percentage points above the area average of 66.5	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	25 Northumberland 35	10.1 below 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: 1.4% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 26.3% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 21.6% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 8.9pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling: 28% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths: 4% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 15.9pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths: 72% of pupils
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average): 84.1% 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 Haltwhistle Primary Academy Outstanding at its inspection on 14/02/2023.
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