# Bedlington West End Primary School

Bedlington West End Primary School is a primary school in Northumberland, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 214 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E122176. [Northumberland](https://openindex.co.uk/northumberland)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Community school
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 214
- Council: Northumberland
- URN: 122176

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), March 2024
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 6 March 2024
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 57% of pupils at Bedlington West End Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 58% in Northumberland and 62% in England.
10% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Northumberland | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 58% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 10% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102 | 104 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [St Bede's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-bedes-catholic-primary-school-e148283): 90 m. Primary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Benet Biscop Catholic Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-benet-biscop-catholic-academy-e141814): 160 m. Secondary. Good (overall), January 2023. Attainment 8 of 43.6 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Meadowdale Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/meadowdale-academy-e138078): 520 m. Primary. Good (overall), July 2023. 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Bedlington Whitley Memorial Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bedlington-whitley-memorial-church-of-england-primary-school-e122281): 840 m. Primary. Requires improvement (overall), December 2023. 31% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Howard House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/howard-house-school-e132855): 1.6 km. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [Stead Lane Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stead-lane-primary-school-e122181): 1.8 km. Primary. Good (overall), June 2023. 46% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/122176)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/122176)

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