Kielder Primary School and Nursery
Primary · Community school · Mixed · Northumberland
Kielder, Hexham, NE48 1HQ
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Some aspects not as strong
No graded inspection
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
94.2%
11.1% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
10
Capacity used
Has space13%
75 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
1 of 1 families who put it first got an offer
1
Places offered
1
Total applications
1.0
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 1 | 1 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 0 | 0 | — |
| 3rd preference | 0 | 0 | — |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 100% |
1st preference success by year
Northumberland lets families list 4 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Lee Williscroft-Ferris
- Address
- Kielder, Hexham, NE48 1HQ
- Phone
- 01434250257
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- Ward / constituency
- Bellingham · Hexham
- Area
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 122233
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 50% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 0% | — | — |
| SEN support | 9% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
10 pupils · 75 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 26
09 June 2026
S5 Inspection · report card
Inclusion Expected standard Achievement Needs attention Safeguarding standards Met Curriculum and teaching Needs attention Attendance and behaviour Strong standard Leadership and governance Expected standard Early years Expected standard Personal development and wellbeing Strong standard Post-16 provision Not applicable - 24
10 December 2024
Ungraded inspection
Some aspects not as strong
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 9 pupils
Attendance
94.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
5.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
11.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
0.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.2%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
Primary results (Key Stage 2)
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected standard in reading, writing & maths | — | — | — |
| Higher standard | — | — | — |
| Reading progress | — | — | 0.0 |
| Writing progress | — | — | 0.0 |
| Maths progress | — | — | 0.0 |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Northumberland council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.