Kielder Primary School and Nursery
Community school · Hexham · NE48 1HQ
Ages 2–11 · 10 pupils · Northumberland
Ofsted
Needs attention
Overall absence
7.3%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Needs attention
Inspection date
2026-06-09
- AchievementNeeds attention
- Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
- InclusionExpected standard
- Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
- Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
Safeguarding standards: Met
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
- Authorised absence
- 5.3%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 0.0%
- Enrolments in measure
- 10
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
10 pupils · 75 places
- Pupils on roll
- 10
- Boys / girls
- 6 / 4
- School capacity
- 75
- Capacity fill
- 10 / 75 (13%)
- Free school meals
- 50%
- FSM pupils
- 5
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Community school
Age range
Ages 2–11
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
- Mr Lee Williscroft-Ferris
Location
- Address
- Kielder
- Postcode
- NE48 1HQ
- Town
- Hexham
- County
- Northumberland
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- District
- Northumberland
- Constituency
- Hexham
- Urban/rural
- Smaller 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 Hexham, Northumberland, 10 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 50%.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Lee Williscroft-Ferris
- Telephone
- 01434250257