Ponteland Community Primary School
Primary schoolPonteland Community Primary School is a primary school in Northumberland, for pupils aged 2 to 11. It had 274 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), November 2023
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 8 November 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 65% of pupils at Ponteland Community Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 58% in Northumberland and 62% in England.
14% 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 | 65% | 58% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 14% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103 | 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
In a straight line- Ponteland High SchoolSecondary. Good (overall), May 2023. Attainment 8 of 53.4 (2025/26, provisional)80 m
- Emily Wilding Davison SchoolSpecial. Good (overall), July 20241.1 km
- Richard Coates Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, July 2023. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- Ponteland Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, May 2023. 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- Darras Hall Primary SchoolPrimary. Outstanding (overall), November 2023. 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.5 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Northumberland
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).