Ponteland Primary School

NorthumberlandAcademy converter

Callerton Lane, Ponteland, NE20 9EG

Headteacher: Mrs Claire JohnsonSchool website ↗Pupils: 474 (capacity: 420)Part of PELE TRUST
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
Oversubscribed
84% of first-choice applicants offered a place
70%
Reading, Writing & Maths
84%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
70.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
10.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 90%·Writing 78%·Maths 80%All three 70%
Reading
Expected90%
Exceeding27%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected78%
Exceeding18%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected80%
Exceeding35%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
59
How many families wanted this school first?
69
How many got their first choice?
58of 69 (84.1%)
How many applied in total?
190

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
7.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
3.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
15.0%
Boys and girls
47%girls·53%boys
224 girls, 250 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 83% (2018/19), currently 70%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2016/17-----
2017/18-----
2018/1983.0%11.0%+0.9+0.3+0.5
2022/2368.0%10.0%-1.6+1.5-1.6
2023/2460.0%7.0%---
2024/2570.0%10.0%---
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