Bedlington Station Primary School
School Road, Bedlington, NE22 7JQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Mark Burgess
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Blyth and Ashington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 262
- Pupils on roll
- 211
- URN
- 122177
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01670336887
About this school
Bedlington Station Primary School is a community primary school in Bedlington. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 211 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 11 October 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.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 29 | 30 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 59% | 47% | 43% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 0% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 62% | 70% | 54% |
| Expected standard in maths | 72% | 57% | 71% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 72% | 77% | 57% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 103.0 | 99.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 101.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -4.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.60 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Bedlington Station Primary 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 | Northumberland average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 59% | 54.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 47% | 52.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 43% | 56% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 232 |
| 2023/24 | 221 |
| 2024/25 | 205 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bedlington Station Primary School compares
Bedlington Station Primary School ranked 61st of 72 primary schools in Northumberland for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 14% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 43% | 5.7% | 38.6% | 211 | — |
| Stead Lane Primary School | 46% | 5.9% | 52.2% | 230 | 0.6 miles |
| Horton Grange Primary School | 79% | 5.9% | 36.3% | 550 | 1.1 miles |
| Bedlington Whitley Memorial Church of England Primary School | 31% | 7.1% | 42.7% | 233 | 1.1 miles |
| Choppington Primary School | 62% | 5.6% | 79.1% | 109 | 1.5 miles |
| Bedlington West End Primary School | 57% | 5.3% | 26.4% | 214 | 1.5 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)
- 38.55%
- English as an additional language
- 1.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.72%
- Persistent absence
- 11.04%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Stead Lane Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Bedlington
-
Horton Grange Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Blyth
-
Bedlington Whitley Memorial Church of England Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Bedlington
-
Choppington Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Choppington
-
Bedlington West End Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Bedlington
Other schools in Bedlington
Bedlington Station Primary School ranks 5th of the 6 ranked primary schools in Bedlington.
- Bedlington West End Primary School Primary
- Bedlington Whitley Memorial Church of England Primary School Primary
- Meadowdale Academy Primary
- St Bede's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Stead Lane Primary School Primary
- Bedlington Academy Secondary
- St Benet Biscop Catholic Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Bedlington Station Primary School teach?
- Bedlington Station Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Bedlington.
- Who is the headteacher of Bedlington Station Primary School?
- The headteacher of Bedlington Station Primary School is Mr Mark Burgess, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Bedlington Station Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bedlington Station Primary 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 Bedlington Station Primary School?
- Bedlington Station Primary School has 211 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Bedlington Station Primary School full?
- Bedlington Station Primary School has capacity for 262 pupils and 211 on roll (81%), 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 Bedlington Station Primary School a faith school?
- No. Bedlington Station Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Bedlington Station Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Bedlington Station Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Bedlington Station Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 59% in 2022/23 and 43% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bedlington Station Primary School rank locally?
- Bedlington Station Primary School ranked 61st of 72 primary schools in Northumberland for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 14% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bedlington Station Primary School's absence rate?
- Bedlington Station Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bedlington Station Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bedlington Station Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
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.