Beaconhill Community Primary School is a primary school located in Cramlington. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 06/10/2011. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is average, progress in reading and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.6%, which is 0.6 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Langdale Drive, Cramlington, NE23 8EH
Website: http://www.beaconhill.northumberland.sch.uk
Telephone: 01670714864
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Northumberland
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Amanda Forbes
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 122193

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 06/10/2011

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 214
Number of Pupils: 224
Number of Boys: 139
Number of Girls: 85

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 13.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -3.3 Confidence interval -5.6 to -1
Writing
Average: 0.7 Confidence interval -1.4 to 2.9
Maths
Well Below Average: -3.5 Confidence interval -5.5 to -1.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:44%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:7%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:101
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:101
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Beaconhill Community Primary School
Langdale Drive , Beacon Hill Grange NE23 8EH
3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Hareside Primary School
Hareside Primary School , Hareside NE23 6BL
3out of 4 1,221 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Cramlington Shanklea Primary School
Nairn Road , Parkside Chase NE23 1RQ
3out of 4 1,596 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Ss Peter and Paul's Catholic Primary Academy
Northumbrian Road , NE23 6DB
3out of 4 1,737 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Cramlington Northburn Primary School
Horton Drive , NE23 3QS
3out of 4 1,988 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Cramlington Learning Village
Highburn , NE23 6BN
3out of 4 1,341 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Cramlington Hillcrest School
East View Avenue , East Farm NE23 1DY
3out of 4 1,694 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.