Acomb First School
Bishops Hill, Main Street, Hexham, NE46 4PL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Hannah Williamson
- Constituency
- Hexham
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 75
- Pupils on roll
- 58
- URN
- 122170
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01434603870
About this school
Acomb First School is a community primary school in Hexham. It teaches children aged 4 to 9 and has 58 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 25 April 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Trends over time
How Acomb First School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 66 |
| 2023/24 | 62 |
| 2024/25 | 65 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Acomb First School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.3% | 18.5% | 58 | — |
| Beaufront First School | — | 4.2% | 1.5% | 62 | 1.4 miles |
| The Sele First School | — | 5% | 13.5% | 390 | 1.5 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic First School, Hexham | — | 3.7% | 18.5% | 81 | 1.7 miles |
| Hexham First School | — | 5.1% | 35.2% | 68 | 1.9 miles |
| Humshaugh Church of England First School | — | 2.6% | 12.8% | 42 | 2.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 18.46%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 4.3%
- Persistent absence
- 8.93%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Beaufront First School1.4 miles
Primary · Hexham
-
The Sele First School1.5 miles
Primary · Hexham
-
St Mary's Catholic First School, Hexham1.7 miles
Primary · Hexham
-
Hexham First School1.9 miles
Primary · Hexham
-
Humshaugh Church of England First School2.9 miles
Primary · Hexham
Other schools in Hexham
- Beaufront First School Primary
- Bellingham Primary School Primary
- Chollerton Church of England Aided First School Primary
- Greenhaugh Primary School Primary
- Henshaw Church of England Primary School Primary
- Hexham First School Primary
- Humshaugh Church of England First School Primary
- Kielder Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Newbrough Church of England Primary School Primary
- Shaftoe Trust Academy Primary
- St Mary's Catholic First School, Hexham Primary
- The Sele First School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Acomb First School teach?
- Acomb First School teaches children aged 4 to 9. It is a primary school in Hexham.
- Who is the headteacher of Acomb First School?
- The headteacher of Acomb First School is Miss Hannah Williamson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Acomb First School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Acomb First School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Acomb First School?
- Acomb First School has 58 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 9.
- Is Acomb First School full?
- Acomb First School has capacity for 75 pupils and 58 on roll (77%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Acomb First School a faith school?
- No. Acomb First School has no designated religious character.
- Does Acomb First School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Acomb First School as having no nursery classes.
- What is Acomb First School's absence rate?
- Acomb First School's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Acomb First School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Acomb First School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.