Bothal Primary School

Type Primary / Foundation school
Age Range 2-11
Religion Unknown
Address Wansbeck Road
Ashington
Northumberland
NE63 8HZ
Phone 01670812324
Reference Number 122239

General Makeup

Number of pupils 730
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 48.49%
Girls: 51.51%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 19.3%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 3.4%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 29.5
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 29.2
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 29.1

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 49 41 90
2 49 34 83
3 33 46 79
4 46 44 90
5 36 53 89
6 34 57 91

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 93.8%
White, Other 1.2%
Indian 1%
White & Asian 0.7%
African 0.5%
Mixed, Other 0.5%
Chinese 0.4%
Asian, Other 0.4%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.1%
White & Black (African) 0.1%

Overall Ofsted Rating Outstanding
 >  Quality of education Outstanding
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Outstanding
  >  Personal Development Outstanding
  >  Leadership & Management Outstanding
  >  Early Years Provision Outstanding
Last Inspection Date 2023-11-29
Date Description Report
2023-10-17 School inspection: School inspection:
2018-04-24 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2012-09-19 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2010-06-30 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2007-06-26 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2002-11-25 Full inspection Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 63% Unlock Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard 2% Unlock Unlock

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 Unlock Unlock
Maths 102 Unlock Unlock

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 -1.5 Unlock Unlock
Writing -1.8 Unlock Unlock
Maths -3 Unlock Unlock

How many students meet the standards

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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.

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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.

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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 16 0
Third Preference 7 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

Previous Years

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Name Distance
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0.79 miles
Ringway Primary School
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1.01 miles
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1.24 miles
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1.38 miles
Mowbray Primary School
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1.38 miles
St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Ashington
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1.4 miles
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2.95 miles
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Meadowdale Academy
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3.47 miles
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Name Distance
Buzz Learning Independent Specialist School
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0.35 miles
Ashington Academy
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Gust Independent School
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0.49 miles
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0.56 miles
Cleaswell Hill School
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1.4 miles
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1.64 miles
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3.13 miles
St Benet Biscop Catholic Academy
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3.45 miles
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3.49 miles
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3.74 miles
The King Edward VI School
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4.24 miles
The Blyth Academy
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