Northop Hall C.P. School, Flintshire

Northop Hall C.P. School is an English-medium school in Wales. Welsh schools are inspected by Estyn rather than Ofsted, and its latest report is published on Estyn's website.

It had 135 pupils in the 2025/26 school census.

9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (three-year average).

Of its pupils, 14% have additional learning needs (8% in 2020/21).

Year groups range from 12 pupils (Year 6) to 23 (Year 2).

Its delegated budget for 2026-27 works out at £5,432 per pupil, against £3,690 in 2021-22. It carried forward £103k of reserves at the end of 2024-25.

Estyn's report on its May 2022 inspection summarises Northop Hall C.P. School like this:

"Northop Hall Primary School is a happy and nurturing learning community. The headteacher and staff take great care of their pupils. Most pupils behave well, are well mannered and respectful of others. From a young age, pupils are outgoing and very much enjoy chatting with adults. Most talk happily about their learning and the activities that motivate and challenge them in school, particularly in mathematics, where many make rapid progress. Because of the way the school has developed its approach to teaching and learning, by the time pupils reach Year 6, they recognise the value of working independently and persevering to achieve."

"They are proud of their ability to solve problems, support one another and take responsibility for their learning. Most pupils, including those with additional learning needs, achieve well. The headteacher and governing body provide strong leadership for the school. They work together effectively, providing support and guidance to staff and parents through a time of great change and challenge in schools. There is a strong culture of trust within the school community. Staff know that leaders and governors make decisions in the best interests of pupils and parents have confidence in what the school is trying to achieve."

"Everyone is encouraged to try new ideas, but also expected to reflect on their progress. This means that the school keeps a clear focus on how well pupils are doing and whether the changes they are making are the right ones. The current leadership team is fairly new, but has already identified important areas of the school’s work that it wants to improve, including provision to develop pupils’ skills in Welsh and English, how pupils apply their numeracy skills in their topic work, and ensuring that all pupils know their next steps in learning. The inspection team identified one issue relating to the security of the school site. Leaders and governors are working with the local authority to address this."

Estyn made 3 recommendations: (1) Improve provision for the development of pupils’ Welsh language skills and numeracy across the curriculum; (2) Ensure that all teachers provide high-quality verbal feedback to pupils to support them to understand their next steps in learning; (3) Address the site security issue raised during the inspection.

From the headteacher's welcome: "It is a great pleasure to welcome you to Northop Hall CP School where you will find a hard working environment where children enjoy learning and strive to do their best. Our staff are talented and dedicated people who work extremely hard to ensure all children reach their full potential and leave Northop Hall as rounded individuals."

The nearest other state primary schools to Northop Hall C.P. School are Wepre C.P. School (0.9 miles), Bryn Deva C.P. School (1.5 miles), Golftyn C.P. School (1.6 miles) and Ewloe Green C.P. School (1.6 miles).

The nearest railway station is Shotton High Level Rail Station, about 2.3 miles away in a straight line.

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Village Road, 150 metres away.