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Burnside Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 2–11
  • Mixed
  • Northumberland
  • NE23 1XZ
Ofsted Good · inspected Mar 2012

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 1,757 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 12%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 16%16%2016/17: top 32%2017/18: top 18%2018/19: top 10%10% · 2018/192022/23: top 23%2023/24: top 14%2024/25: top 12%No exams

Against North EastArrows: North East rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM80% · North East 67%9/10 Top 20%
Higher standard, RWM20% · North East 8%10/10 Top 10%+14.5 pts
Reading score108 · North East 1058/10 Above
Maths score108 · North East 1059/10 Top 20%
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 72% · 58 pupils · North East 58%2016/17: 70% · 60 pupils · North East 68%2017/18: 80% · 56 pupils · North East 72%2018/19: 85% · 60 pupils · North East 69%2022/23: 72% · 60 pupils · North East 65%2023/24: 78% · 46 pupils · North East 64%2024/25: 80% · 60 pupils · North East 67%85%70%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 9% · 58 pupils · North East 5%2016/17: 20% · 60 pupils · North East 7%2017/18: 13% · 56 pupils · North East 10%2018/19: 17% · 60 pupils · North East 10%2022/23: 13% · 60 pupils · North East 7%2023/24: 11% · 46 pupils · North East 6%2024/25: 20% · 60 pupils · North East 8%20%9%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 107 · 58 pupils · North East 1032016/17: 107 · 60 pupils · North East 1042017/18: 107 · 56 pupils · North East 1062018/19: 107 · 60 pupils · North East 1052022/23: 108 · 60 pupils · North East 1052023/24: 105 · 46 pupils · North East 1052024/25: 108 · 60 pupils · North East 105108105No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 104 · 58 pupils · North East 1032016/17: 105 · 60 pupils · North East 1052017/18: 106 · 56 pupils · North East 1052018/19: 108 · 60 pupils · North East 1052022/23: 107 · 60 pupils · North East 1042023/24: 106 · 46 pupils · North East 1042024/25: 108 · 60 pupils · North East 105108104No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in74.1%
60 of 81 who put it first2014 · 90.9%2026 · 74.1%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st8160
2nd340
3rd210

Last distance offered: London only

0.5 km from Cramlington North & East · approx.: from the area's centre, not your door

Inspections · 2005–2023

  1. 2005Good
  2. 2008Good
  3. 2012Good
  4. 2017Ungraded visit
  5. 2023Remains Good

4 strong areas

  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils

0 weak areas

4 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026515
Free school meals (past 6 years)8.9%
First language not English2.1%
SEN support12.0%
EHC plan0.4%
Absence (sessions missed)5.2%
Persistently absent pupils9.9%

Girls 45.6%Boys 54.4%

99.4% full · 518 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher23.9
Pupils per adult13.1
  • Classroom teachers 18.9
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 17.2
  • Other support 7.7

Teachers 20.9 FTE · Whole workforce 45.8 · 67 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£5,920
Spend per pupil£5,900
Staff spend per pupil£4,659
Reserve per pupil£89
  • +£44,651revenue reserve
  • +£10,195in-year balance

Grants £5,472 · self-generated £448 · premises £261 per pupil