Burradon Community Primary School, Cramlington
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Burradon is a caring community school where your child will feel valued and safe. The school offers an impressive range of activities including clubs, sports and cultural opportunities to help every child discover their talents. Staff know pupils well and provide highly effective support matched to individual needs, ensuring all children - whether they need extra help or not - can access school life fully.
Key Strengths
- Excellent safeguarding culture where pupils feel safe and staff prioritise wellbeing
- Wide range of clubs, sports and cultural activities including anxiety support clubs
- Effective phonics teaching and early reading focus from Reception Year
- Strong pastoral care tailored to individual pupils and family needs
- Inclusive approach ensuring disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND access all opportunities
Areas for Improvement
- Some pupils still have gaps in foundational knowledge such as grammar, spelling and handwriting
- Teaching does not always address misconceptions or close knowledge gaps swiftly enough, particularly in writing
- Recent improvements to curriculum and teaching approaches need more time to show sustained impact
- Year 6 pupils not as well-prepared for secondary school as they could be in key areas
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and pupils are made safer and feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
clubs (anxiety support clubs), sports activities, cultural opportunities, school council, sports crew, eco team, community activities, charity events
Burradon Community Primary School is a welcoming school where pupils feel safe and supported. The school has strong personal development and wellbeing provision, though recent curriculum improvements in reading, writing and mathematics need more time to show sustained impact.
At a Glance
38.9%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 39% to 73%. Maths has improved from 25% to 80%. Writing has improved from 57% to 80%.
Class Sizes
19.6
Avg class size
23.7
Infant (KS1)
16.5
KS2
7
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
72%
Available places
144 pupils
200 capacity
56 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Cramlington
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Cramlington
Admissions Demand - North Tyneside
Places available
2,530
Applications
2,044
Got 1st preference
92.4%
Got preferred school
97.5%
Primary admissions across North Tyneside (2025/26)
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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
4.83518%
Overall absence
12.90323%
Persistent absence
124
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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