Allendale Primary School

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 2-11
Religion Does not apply
Address [Postcode NE47 9PS]
Allendale
Northumberland
NE47 9PS
Phone 01434683376
Reference Number 122171

Allendale Primary School continues to perform well as a good school, maintaining a supportive and inclusive environment for its pupils. With a strong emphasis on community involvement and participation, students are actively engaged in a variety of extracurricular activities that enhance their educational experience. The school's ambitious curriculum incorporates important lessons in behaviour and personal development, ensuring pupils are well-prepared for their future.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 119
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 43.7%
Girls: 56.3%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 18.5%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 0%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 20.7

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 6 14 20
2 9 11 20
3 8 9 17
4 7 10 17
5 5 6 11
6 12 8 20

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 97.5%
White, Other 2.5%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 15 Nov 2023
Date Report
15 Nov 2023 School inspection
11 Jul 2018 Short inspection
11 Sep 2014 Full inspection:
30 Jun 2010 Interim assessment
06 Dec 2006 Full inspection:
13 Nov 2001 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Strong community involvement with local events
  • Effective inclusion of pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND)
  • High expectations for pupil behaviour and conduct
  • Ambitious and engaging curriculum
  • Strong focus on early reading and phonics education
  • Well-structured early years program for Reception children
  • Comprehensive personal, social, and health education (PHSE) curriculum

Areas for Improvement

  • Curriculum content clarity needs improvement in some foundation subjects
  • Insufficient opportunities to revisit previous knowledge in certain subjects

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 47%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 6%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 104
Maths 100

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 3.4
Writing 4
Maths -1.6

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Progress Scores

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 0 0
Third Preference 0 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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Whitfield CofE Primary School
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