Choppington Primary School, Choppington
Choppington Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Choppington. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in March 2019. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in October 2024 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 48th-highest of the 73 schools in Northumberland with published results, and 10,597th of 14,452 across England. It was 86% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2019)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Northumberland (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Choppington Primary School in detail
Results
In 2025, 77% of Year 6 pupils at Choppington Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 62% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 74% and 72% in Northumberland and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 80% in reading and 73% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Choppington Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 15 families put Choppington Primary School as their first choice and 17 named it as one of their preferences, for 14 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 1 family who put it first was not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Choppington Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Choppington Primary School are Mowbray Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 64% reading, 64% maths); Ringway Primary School (1.1 miles, Good, 83% reading, 70% maths); Meadowdale Academy (1.2 miles, Good, 85% reading, 85% maths); and Stakeford Primary School (1.3 miles, Good, 42% reading, 58% maths).
Choppington Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.
Mowbray Primary SchoolRingway Primary SchoolMeadowdale AcademyStakeford Primary School
What parents say
11 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Choppington Primary School (as of September 2025): 100% would recommend the school, 100% say their child is happy there and 100% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (100%); the weakest, that pupils behave well (91%).
Who goes there
67% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 0% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 30 pupils (27.5%) received SEN support and 3 (2.8%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Bedlington Rail Station, about 1.5 miles away in a straight line.
5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Miners' Cottages (opposite), 120 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Choppington Primary School issued 10 suspensions, 9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Choppington Primary School are St Benet Biscop Catholic Academy (1.4 miles) and Bedlington Academy (1.8 miles).
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from March 2019, 7 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted's report, in its own words
What is it like to attend this school?
Pupils at Choppington Primary School are happy and enthusiastic. They behave well. Pupils are proud of their school and their achievements. They are respectful towards each other and value the care and support that staff provide them.
The school has high expectations for all pupils. It has made significant changes to its curriculum to raise pupils' achievement. Pupils achieve well overall across a range of subjects. Their provisional outcomes at the end of key stage 2 in 2024 showed a marked improvement on the low standards achieved in 2023.
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
The school has designed an ambitious curriculum. In many subjects, it has identified effectively the skills and knowledge that pupils should acquire and by when. This helps pupils to build their learning successfully as they move through the school. However, in some subjects this essential learning is not specified as clearly. This means that pupils do not learn all that they could.
Staff make checks on pupils' learning in lessons to check that pupils understand the curriculum. In most subjects, these approaches are well established and allow the school to check pupils' progress through the curriculum over time. Teachers are able to reshape subsequent lessons to focus on meeting pupils' needs. In a small number of subjects, however, these checks are not as effective. As a result, pupils' new learning sometimes does not build on their existing knowledge as well as it might. The school is rightly focusing on improving these processes.
From Ofsted's October 2024 ungraded inspection report: the opening paragraphs of each section, quoted word for word. Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its March 2019 inspection - up from Requires Improvement.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
67.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
11 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 77% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 73% to 62% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 62% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
26.3
Avg class size
25.5
KS2
3
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Choppington Primary School
Before and after school care
Choppington Primary School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Source: Free breakfast clubs: schools on the programme, Department for Education Free breakfast clubs in Northumberland
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Choppington Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Choppington Primary School is in Northumberland; for families living there:
Apply to Northumberland for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 1
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 0 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Northumberland is 3 (the median across 175 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
86%
Available places
90 pupils
105 places
15 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Choppington
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Choppington
Across Northumberland council
Places available
3,735
Applications
2,569
Got 1st preference
96.8%
Got preferred school
98.6%
All primary applications across Northumberland council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Oversubscribed
Inspection History(9)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
30
SEN Support
3
EHC Plans
30.3%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
109
Total Pupils
50
Boys
59
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
4
Teachers
27.3:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£54,318
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£7,620
Per pupil
£795k
Total funding
£100k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.6%
Overall absence
14.1%
Persistent absence
85
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Choppington Primary School
Questions parents ask about Choppington Primary School
What are SATs results like at Choppington Primary School?
Of the pupils at Choppington Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 77% reached the expected standard in reading and 62% did so in maths.
What is Choppington Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Choppington Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in October 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in March 2019, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Choppington Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Choppington Primary School is oversubscribed, Northumberland allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Choppington Primary School?
Choppington Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 86% of its 105 places.
How big are the classes at Choppington Primary School?
Classes at Choppington Primary School average 26.3 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Choppington Primary School?
Choppington Primary School has around 109 pupils on roll. 67% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Choppington Primary School?
5.6% of sessions were missed at Choppington Primary School in 2024/25. 14.1% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Choppington Primary School?
Apply through Northumberland's coordinated admissions process, naming Choppington Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Choppington Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Choppington Primary School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school.
How many road collisions happen near Choppington Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 0 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Northumberland is 3 (the median across 175 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Choppington Primary School?
Choppington Primary School is at Eastgate, Choppington, Northumberland, NE62 5RR.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)