Primary school

Shilbottle Primary School

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  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Northumberland
  • NE66 2XQ
Ofsted Good · inspected Jan 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 12,894 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 86%

Top % in England, by year
2017/18: top 89%89%2018/19: top 73%2022/23: top 69%2023/24: top 11%11% · 2023/242024/25: top 86%No exams

Against North East

Expected standard, RWM47% · North East 67%Small cohort: 15 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM0% · North East 8%Small cohort: 15 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score107 · North East 105Small cohort: 15 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score103 · North East 105Small cohort: 15 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2017/18: 46% · 24 pupils · North East 72%2018/19: 58% · 31 pupils · North East 69%2022/23: 54% · 13 pupils · North East 65%2023/24: 80% · 15 pupils · North East 64%2024/25: 47% · 15 pupils · North East 67%80%46%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2017/18: 4% · 24 pupils · North East 10%2018/19: 6% · 31 pupils · North East 10%2022/23: 0% · 13 pupils · North East 7%2023/24: 20% · 15 pupils · North East 6%2024/25: 0% · 15 pupils · North East 8%20%0%No exams
Reading score
2017/18: 104 · 24 pupils · North East 1062018/19: 103 · 31 pupils · North East 1052022/23: 104 · 13 pupils · North East 1052023/24: 108 · 15 pupils · North East 1052024/25: 107 · 15 pupils · North East 105108103No exams
Maths score
2017/18: 99 · 24 pupils · North East 1052018/19: 101 · 31 pupils · North East 1052022/23: 101 · 13 pupils · North East 1042023/24: 106 · 15 pupils · North East 1042024/25: 103 · 15 pupils · North East 10510699No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
15 of 15 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1515
2nd60
3rd40

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2006–2023

  1. 2006Outstandingas predecessor
  2. 2009Outstandingas predecessor
  3. 2019Requires improvementas predecessor
  4. 2023Goodas predecessor

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 202671
Free school meals (past 6 years)22.7%
First language not English2.9%
SEN support8.7%
EHC plan1.4%
Absence (sessions missed)5.2%
Persistently absent pupils7.6%

Girls 53.6%Boys 46.4%

47% full · 151 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher25.4
Pupils per adult12.8
  • Classroom teachers 1.8
  • Leadership 1
  • Teaching assistants 2.8
  • Other support 3.2

Teachers 2.8 FTE · Whole workforce 8.7 · 14 people

Financials · 2024/25

Per-pupil figures left out: this return covers 3 months.

  • −£51,000revenue reserve
  • +£6,000in-year balance

Multi-academy trust: PELE TRUST (14 academies) · trust reserve £4,444,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it