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Belford Primary School

Community school · Belford · NE70 7QD

Ages 2–11 · 90 pupils · Northumberland

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

64%

Overall absence

5.1%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-01-24

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)64%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
103.0
Avg scaled score — maths
101.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
103.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.1%
Persistent absence (10%+)6.8%
Unauthorised2.4%
Authorised absence
2.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.4%
Enrolments in measure
73

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill48%

90 pupils · 187 places

Pupils on roll
90
Boys / girls
48 / 42
School capacity
187
Capacity fill
90 / 187 (48%)
Free school meals
17.8%
FSM pupils
16
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 2–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Lorna Rainey

Location

Address
West Street
Postcode
NE70 7QD
Town
Belford
County
Northumberland
Local authority
Northumberland
District
Northumberland
Constituency
North Northumberland
Urban/rural
Larger rural: Further from a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 2–11, in Belford, Northumberland, 90 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 17.8%.

Open schools in Belford
1
Primary schools in Belford
1
Academies among open schools in Belford
0% (0)
Open schools in NE70
1
Primary in NE70
1
Open schools in Northumberland LA
178
Primary in Northumberland LA
127

Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Lorna Rainey
Telephone
01668213372
Website
http://www.belfordprimary.northumberland.sch.uk/

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