Beaufront First School, Hexham
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Beaufront First School excels at helping every child feel valued and supported. Staff know pupils and families well, creating a welcoming environment where all children - including those with additional needs - thrive. The school is particularly strong in teaching reading, with pupils making excellent progress through a high-quality phonics programme.
Key Strengths
- Pupils attend regularly and punctually, with strong attendance strategies in place
- Excellent phonics teaching resulting in reading outcomes consistently above the national average
- Safe, nurturing environment where all pupils feel valued and included, with effective support for pupils with SEND and disadvantaged pupils
- Strong personal development and wellbeing programme that builds confidence and resilience
- Good behaviour and positive relationships between pupils and staff
Areas for Improvement
- Letter and number formation not sustained from early years through key stages 1 and 2, with many pupils still forming letters and numbers inaccurately
- Teaching of basic skills such as spelling patterns, punctuation rules, number bonds and multiplication facts not secure enough
- Pupils' outcomes in Year 4 multiplication tables check remain below national average over time
- Teachers' expectations in writing and mathematics are not high enough
- Governance has experienced instability with recent resignations of governors, limiting challenge to leaders
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met, with leaders creating an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and concerns are actively identified and managed.
Extracurricular Activities
Cricket, art, choir, breakfast club, after-school club, residential visits, school council, digital leaders, playground buddies
Beaufront First School is a small school where pupils attend regularly and feel safe and valued. However, the school needs to improve pupils' progress in writing and mathematics, particularly in letter formation, number formation, and basic skills.
At a Glance
1.6%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
25.7
Avg class size
26.0
Infant (KS1)
28.0
KS2
3
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
83%
Available places
62 pupils
75 capacity
13 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Hexham
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Hexham
Admissions Demand - Northumberland
Places available
3,779
Applications
2,591
Got 1st preference
96.6%
Got preferred school
99.9%
Primary admissions across Northumberland (2025/26)
Inspection History(105)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
4.16667%
Overall absence
3.50877%
Persistent absence
57
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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