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Shaftoe Trust Academy

Academy sponsor led · Hexham · NE47 6BN

Ages 3–11 · 102 pupils · Northumberland

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

47%

Overall absence

3.3%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2022-06-15

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
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)47%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
102.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
102.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence3.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)2.4%
Unauthorised0.8%
Authorised absence
2.4%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.2%
Enrolments in measure
83

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

13

Places offered

13

1st-preference offers

13

Total preferences (any rank)
14
Preferred offers (top 3)
13
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill49%

102 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
102
Boys / girls
56 / 46
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
102 / 210 (49%)
Free school meals
25.5%
FSM pupils
26
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy sponsor led

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: WISE ACADEMIES
Academy trust
WISE ACADEMIES
Sponsor
WISE Academies
Headteacher
Mrs Susie Drake

Location

Address
Haydon Bridge
Postcode
NE47 6BN
Town
Hexham
Local authority
Northumberland
District
Northumberland
Constituency
Hexham
Urban/rural
Larger rural: Nearer to 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 academy sponsor led (primary), Ages 3–11, in Hexham, Northumberland, 102 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 25.5%.

Open schools in Hexham
22
Primary schools in Hexham
16
Academies among open schools in Hexham
45% (10)
Open schools in NE47
8
Primary in NE47
7
Open schools in Northumberland LA
178
Primary in Northumberland LA
127

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in HexhamNear NE47

  • Haydon Bridge High School

    Ofsted: Urgent improvement

    Foundation school · Secondary

    Hexham · NE47 6LR · Northumberland

    Ages 11–18

    • Att838.4
    • P8-0.6
    • EM5+21%
    • Absence12.3%

    0.4 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Susie Drake
Telephone
01434684309
Website
https://shaftoe.wiseacademies.co.uk/

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