Burnopfield Primary School, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Burnopfield Primary School excels at supporting every child to succeed, particularly those with special needs or disadvantages. The school has built a caring, calm environment with strong staff-pupil relationships, excellent attendance rates, and a wealth of enrichment activities. Your child will benefit from careful, personalized support and a clear curriculum that builds essential skills progressively from early years onwards.
Key Strengths
- Exceptional support for pupils with special educational needs and disadvantaged pupils through highly effective systems and personalized strategies
- Strong attendance and behaviour, with a calm school environment and warm relationships between staff and pupils
- Well-planned, coherent curriculum with particular strength in early reading, writing and number skills
- Excellent inclusion practices with tailored support that helps all pupils access learning successfully
- Effective pastoral support and enrichment opportunities including after-school clubs in arts, music and sport
Areas for Improvement
- Teachers need to use questioning more effectively to probe pupils' thinking deeply and extend understanding
- Some inconsistency in the level of challenge provided to certain pupils
- Pupils' understanding of fundamental British values and different faiths could be stronger
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met, with leaders creating an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and concerns are actively identified and managed, ensuring pupils feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
After-school clubs in arts, music and sport, school trips, Dream Big careers initiative, leadership roles for pupils, outdoor lunch activities
Burnopfield Primary School is a well-led school where inclusion is a notable strength and leaders have established effective systems to support all pupils' learning and wellbeing. The school provides a calm, orderly environment where pupils feel safe and attendance is above the national average.
At a Glance
18.2%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
Not Applicable
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 90% to 84%. Maths has remained stable at around 90%. Writing has declined from 88% to 82%.
Class Sizes
25.1
Avg class size
23.5
Infant (KS1)
25.6
KS2
11
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
88%
Available places
351 pupils
400 capacity
49 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Admissions Demand - County Durham
Places available
6,592
Applications
4,491
Got 1st preference
96.4%
Got preferred school
99.2%
Primary admissions across County Durham (2025/26)
Inspection History(108)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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Teachers & Staff
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
4.25024%
Overall absence
8.05369%
Persistent absence
298
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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