Heddon-on-the-Wall, St Andrew's Church of England Primary School
Heddon-on-the-Wall, St Andrew's Church of England Primary School is an academy converter in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has a Church of England religious character. It has 220 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Heddon-on-the-Wall, St Andrew's Church of England Primary School is Good, from an inspection in January 2017 of its predecessor, Heddon-On-the-Wall, St Andrew's Church of England Primary School. In 2025, 69% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Pupils turn up more reliably than at most other primary school: they missed just 3.3% of sessions in 2024/25, against 5.2% nationally.
Ofsted inspection: July 2023. KS2 results: 2025.
| Type | Primary / Academy converter |
| Age Range | 3-11 |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Address | Trajan Walk Heddon-on-the-Wall Newcastle-upon-Tyne Northumberland NE15 0BJ |
| Phone | 01661853350 |
| Reference Number | 145782 |
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 220 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 50.91%
Girls: 49.09% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 8.8% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 0.9% |
Class Sizes
| Average size of one teacher classes | 27.6 |
| Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29 |
| Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 26.8 |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | 10 | 25 |
| 2 | 12 | 19 | 31 |
| 3 | 9 | 16 | 25 |
| 4 | 7 | 15 | 22 |
| 5 | 18 | 13 | 31 |
| 6 | 18 | 10 | 28 |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| White, British | 93.2% |
| White, Other | 1.4% |
| Mixed, Other | 1.4% |
| White & Asian | 0.9% |
| Pakistani | 0.9% |
| Indian | 0.5% |
| Unclassified | 0.5% |
| Asian, Other | 0.5% |
This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, Heddon-On-the-Wall, St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, inspected in January 2017.
| Overall Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Last Report Date | 14 Jun 2023 – no overall grade published for this inspection |
| Date | Report |
|---|---|
| 14 Jun 2023 | School inspection |
| 08 Feb 2019 | Academy conversion letter |
| 25 Jan 2017 | Short inspection |
| Previously as Heddon-On-the-Wall, St Andrew's Church of England Primary School | |
| 22 May 2012 | Full inspection: |
| 19 May 2009 | Full inspection: |
| 23 Mar 2006 | Full inspection: |
| 20 Mar 2000 | Full inspection |
How many students meet the standards
| Reading, Writing & Maths | School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 69% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Pupils meeting a higher standard | 10% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
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 | 107 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | 107 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
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 | 4.9 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Writing | -1.4 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | 3.6 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
How many students meet the standards
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| Second Preference | 7 | 1 |
| Third Preference | 2 | 0 |
| From another Local Authority | 29 | 20 |
Previous years
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In 2024–25 Heddon-on-the-Wall, St Andrew's Church of England Primary School had 193 pupils for 210 places. 17 places (8.1%) were unfilled.
Pupils and places
Reception intake in the “Ponteland Primary” planning area
Northumberland counted 215 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 191 in 2029–30, down 11%.
| 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Places | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 |
| Pupils | 164 | 194 | 197 | 188 | 193 | 193 |
| Unfilled | 21.9% | 7.6% | 6.2% | 10.5% | 8.1% | 8.1% |
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 Heddon-on-the-Wall, St Andrew's Church of England Primary School attended 96.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 7.1% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).
Sessions missed
Pupils persistently absent
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Authorised absence | 1.5% | 3.4% | 2.7% | 2.7% | 1.9% |
| Unauthorised absence | 0.4% | 1.1% | 1.4% | 1.9% | 1.4% |
| Severely absent pupils | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
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, 0.9% of pupils at Heddon-on-the-Wall, St Andrew's Church of England Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.
Pupils suspended at least once
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| Permanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 Heddon-on-the-Wall, St Andrew's Church of England Primary School had 22.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 20.8% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).
Pupils per teacher
Teachers who left the school within a year
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils per adult | 12.6 | 12.7 | 14.4 | 9.9 | 11.4 | 12.5 | 12.2 |
| Teachers who left state teaching | 15.6% | 9.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.0% | 10.4% | – |
| Teachers who took any sick leave | – | 41.7% | 38.5% | 76.9% | 58.3% | 43.8% | – |
| Sick days per teacher | – | 2.7 | 2.0 | 4.8 | 1.3 | 3.5 | – |
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, 15.0% of pupils at Heddon-on-the-Wall, St Andrew's Church of England Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.7% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).
Pupils by main type of need
| SEN support | EHC plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Speech, language and communication needs | 15 | 1 |
| Social, emotional and mental health | 13 | 1 |
| Other difficulty or disability | 2 | 1 |
| Moderate learning difficulty | 1 | 1 |
| Physical disability | 0 | 2 |
| Specific learning difficulty | 2 | 0 |
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 2024–25 Heddon-on-the-Wall, St Andrew's Church of England Primary School received £6,768 and spent £6,819 for each of its 220 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £147,000 (£668 per pupil).
Across all 14 schools of Pele Trust, income was £7,483 and spending £7,649 per pupil.
Income per pupil
Spending per pupil
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue reserve | -£43,000 | £52,000 | £161,000 | £174,000 | £131,000 | £147,000 |
| per pupil | -£215 | £239 | £727 | £800 | £611 | £668 |
| In-year balance | -£11,000 | -£105,000 | £139,000 | £12,000 | -£58,000 | -£11,000 |
| per pupil | -£56 | -£479 | £629 | £54 | -£272 | -£51 |
Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.
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Ryton Junior School
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Ryton Community Infant School
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Emmaville Primary School
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St Agnes' Catholic Primary School, Crawcrook
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Newburn Manor Nursery School
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St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School
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2.37 miles |
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Walbottle Village Primary School
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Crookhill Community Primary School
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Adderlane Academy
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2.88 miles |
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Knop Law Primary School
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2.98 miles |
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Greenside Primary School
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Darras Hall Primary School
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3.09 miles |
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St Mary & St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School, Blaydon
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3.1 miles |
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Milecastle Primary School
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3.13 miles |
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St John Vianney Catholic Primary School, West Denton
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3.44 miles |
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West Denton Primary School
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3.5 miles |
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Prudhoe West Academy
West Road, Prudhoe, Northumberland, NE42 6HR |
3.51 miles |
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Thorp Academy
Main Road, Ryton, Tyne and Wear, NE40 3AH |
1.88 miles |
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Walbottle Academy
Hexham Road, Walbottle, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE15 9TP |
2.16 miles |
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Talbot House Children's Charity
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2.33 miles |
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Prudhoe Community High School
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3.56 miles |
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St Thomas More Catholic School, Blaydon
Croftdale Road, Blaydon-on-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE21 4BQ |
3.81 miles |
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Ponteland High School
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3.84 miles |
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Studio West
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3.87 miles |
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Callerton Academy
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4.04 miles |
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Thomas Bewick School
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4.07 miles |
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Emily Wilding Davison School
Thornhill Road, Ponteland, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE20 9QB |
4.36 miles |
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Excelsior Academy
Denton Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE15 6AF |
4.46 miles |
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St Cuthbert's High School
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Heddon-on-the-Wall, St Andrew's Church of England Primary School is part of Pele Trust, which runs 14 schools. The nearest others:
- Darras Hall Primary School Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
- Ponteland High School Ponteland
- Ponteland Primary School Ponteland
- Richard Coates Church of England Primary School Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
- Belsay Primary School Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
- John Spence Community High School North Shields
- Shilbottle Primary School Alnwick
- The Duchess's Community High School Alnwick
- Swansfield Park Primary School Alnwick
- Longhoughton Church of England Primary School Alnwick
What is Heddon-on-the-Wall, St Andrew's Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?
The latest Ofsted rating for Heddon-on-the-Wall, St Andrew's Church of England Primary School is Good, from an inspection in January 2017 of its predecessor, Heddon-On-the-Wall, St Andrew's Church of England Primary School.
When was Heddon-on-the-Wall, St Andrew's Church of England Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?
Heddon-on-the-Wall, St Andrew's Church of England Primary School was last inspected in July 2023.
How many pupils does Heddon-on-the-Wall, St Andrew's Church of England Primary School have?
Heddon-on-the-Wall, St Andrew's Church of England Primary School has 220 pupils on roll.
What age range does Heddon-on-the-Wall, St Andrew's Church of England Primary School cover?
Heddon-on-the-Wall, St Andrew's Church of England Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.
What are Heddon-on-the-Wall, St Andrew's Church of England Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?
In 2025, 69% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
Where is Heddon-on-the-Wall, St Andrew's Church of England Primary School?
Heddon-on-the-Wall, St Andrew's Church of England Primary School is at Trajan Walk, Heddon-on-the-Wall, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland, NE15 0BJ.
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