Burradon Community Primary School

Burradon Community Primary School is a smaller-than-average primary in Northumberland, part of the North Tyneside Learning Trust. It has 170 pupils on roll and high proportions of disadvantaged pupils and pupils with SEN support. Safeguarding standards are met. Inspectors found the school is performing strongly in personal development and wellbeing, with expected standards in attendance and behaviour, curriculum and teaching, early years, inclusion, and leadership and governance. However, achievement is graded as needing attention because recent curriculum and assessment changes have not yet led to sustained improvements in pupils' outcomes. The school's strengths include a caring, inclusive ethos; effective support for disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND; strong personal development; improving attendance; calm behaviour; effective early reading and phonics; and positive leadership and governance. Pupils feel safe, attend well, and benefit from a wide range of opportunities. The main concern is that some pupils still have gaps in foundational knowledge, especially grammar, spelling and handwriting, and teaching does not always identify and address misconceptions quickly enough. As a result, some pupils are not as prepared for secondary school as they could be. Leaders have clear plans and are taking appropriate steps, but impact is not yet sustained. Next steps focus on embedding curriculum improvements, sharpening feedback, and checking impact.

Strengths

• Strong personal development programme tailored to pupils and the community
• Effective support for disadvantaged pupils and pupils with SEND to access the full offer
• Pupils develop a secure understanding of fundamental British values and respect for protected characteristics
• Wide range of clubs, sports and cultural opportunities, including support for pupils with anxiety
• Highly effective pastoral care matched to individual pupils and families
• Strong community engagement, including local heritage and charity activities
• Pupils develop confidence and resilience through leadership opportunities
• Attendance is carefully tracked and persistent absence continues to fall
• Calm and respectful environment where pupils feel safe and learning is rarely disrupted
• Bullying and prejudicial behaviour are not tolerated and incidents are dealt with swiftly
• Broad and ambitious curriculum with clear end points and sequenced learning
• Effective phonics teaching and early reading support
• Improved teaching in mathematics, with Year 4 multiplication outcomes broadly in line with national averages
• Inclusion is at the heart of the school, with accurate identification of needs and targeted interventions
• Pupil premium funding is typically used well to support SEND and wider opportunities
• Leaders and governors have an accurate understanding of school performance and provide effective challenge and support
• Staff feel valued and benefit from evidence-informed professional development
• Strong engagement with parents and the wider community

Areas for Improvement

• Achievement is graded as needing attention because recent curriculum and assessment improvements have not yet shown sustained impact
• Some pupils still have gaps in foundational knowledge, particularly grammar, spelling and handwriting
• Teaching does not always address misconceptions or close gaps in knowledge swiftly or precisely enough, especially in writing accuracy and fluency
• Some pupils are not as prepared for secondary school as they could be
• Leaders need to continue embedding recent curriculum improvements so all pupils gain the knowledge and skills needed for the next stage
• Leaders and governors need to check the impact of their work so improvements are sustained and continue to improve outcomes

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Burradon Community Primary School attended 95.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 12.9% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Burradon Community Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Burradon Community Primary School had 21.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 13.2% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 29.9% of pupils at Burradon Community Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.5% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Burradon Community Primary School received £10,055 and spent £10,430 for each of its 144 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £16,000 (-£111 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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All schools in Cramlington · North Tyneside local authority: places and applications

Burradon Community Primary School is part of The North Tyneside Learning Trust, which runs 29 schools. The nearest others:

• Amberley Primary School Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
• Greenfields Community Primary School Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
• Ivy Road Primary School Newcastle Upon Tyne
• Forest Hall Primary School Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
• Benton Dene School Newcastle Upon Tyne
• Benton Dene Primary School Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
• Longbenton High School Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
• Hazlewood Community Primary School Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
• Balliol Primary School Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
• Redesdale Primary School Wallsend

What is Burradon Community Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Burradon Community Primary School is Needs attention, from an inspection in July 2026.

When was Burradon Community Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Burradon Community Primary School was last inspected in July 2026.

How many pupils does Burradon Community Primary School have?

Burradon Community Primary School has 144 pupils on roll.

What age range does Burradon Community Primary School cover?

Burradon Community Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Burradon Community Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 73% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Burradon Community Primary School?

Burradon Community Primary School is at Burradon Road, Burradon, Cramlington, Northumberland, NE23 7NG.