# Stead Lane Primary School

Stead Lane Primary School is a primary school in Northumberland, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 230 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E122181. [Northumberland](https://openindex.co.uk/northumberland)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Community school
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 230
- Council: Northumberland
- URN: 122181

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), June 2023
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 7 June 2023
- 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, 46% of pupils at Stead Lane Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 58% in Northumberland and 62% in England.
4% 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 | 46% | 58% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 4% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103 | 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.

- [Bedlington Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bedlington-academy-e144977): 870 m. Secondary. Good (overall), September 2022. Attainment 8 of 47.6 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Bedlington Station Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bedlington-station-primary-school-e122177): 970 m. Primary. School remains Good, October 2023. 43% 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): 990 m. Primary. Requires improvement (overall), December 2023. 31% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Horton Grange Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/horton-grange-primary-school-e122254): 1.6 km. Primary. Outstanding (overall), June 2023. 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [The Dales School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-dales-school-e122388): 1.7 km. Special. School remains Outstanding, February 2024
- [Bedlington West End Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bedlington-west-end-primary-school-e122176): 1.8 km. Primary. Good (overall), March 2024. 57% 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/122181)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/122181)

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