Stead Lane Primary School, Bedlington

In its own words: "In June 2014, Michael Gove set out plans for all schoolchildren to be taught ‘British values’. The then Education Secretary announced that from September 2014, England’s 20,000 primary and secondary schools would be required to actively promote tolerance, fairness, respect for other faiths, and the rule of law and democracy."

The school runs after-school care.

In 2025, 64% of Year 6 pupils at Stead Lane Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 68% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 74% and 72% in Northumberland and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (72% in reading, 62% in maths).

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 29 families put Stead Lane Primary School as their first choice and 39 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Stead Lane Primary School are Bedlington Station Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 54% reading, 71% maths); Bedlington Whitley Memorial Church of England Primary School (0.6 miles, Requires improvement, 48% reading, 42% maths); Horton Grange Primary School (1 mile, Outstanding, 80% reading, 85% maths); and Bedlington West End Primary School (1.1 miles, Good, 70% reading, 67% maths).

Stead Lane Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

42.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 3.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 38 pupils (16.5%) received SEN support and 14 (6.1%) 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 speech, language and communication needs.

Stead Lane Primary School had 13 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Bedlington Railway Station, about 850 metres away (roughly a 11-minute walk).

10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Stead Lane School (near), 100 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Stead Lane Primary School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 113 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Northumberland (44), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Stead Lane Primary School issued 4 suspensions, 1.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Stead Lane Primary School are Bedlington Academy (0.5 miles), St Benet Biscop Catholic Academy (1.2 miles) and The Blyth Academy (1.3 miles).