Choppington Primary School
Eastgate, Choppington, NE62 5RR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Richard Smith
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Blyth and Ashington
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 120
- Pupils on roll
- 109
- URN
- 122180
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01670823197
About this school
Choppington Primary School is a community primary school in Choppington. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 109 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 25% | 80% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 44% | 73% | 62% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 6% | 47% | 54% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 97.0 | 105.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 96.0 | 103.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -4.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.20 | - | - |
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 Choppington 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 | 6% | 54.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 52.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 62% | 56% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 120 |
| 2023/24 | 116 |
| 2024/25 | 111 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Choppington Primary School compares
Choppington Primary School ranked 40th of 72 primary schools in Northumberland for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 62% | 5.6% | 79.1% | 109 | — |
| Mowbray Primary School | 41% | 6.3% | 32.7% | 238 | 0.7 miles |
| Ringway Primary School | 67% | 4.8% | 25.6% | 189 | 1.1 miles |
| Meadowdale Academy | 83% | 3.7% | 21.4% | 202 | 1.2 miles |
| Stakeford Primary School | 32% | 7.9% | 43.5% | 162 | 1.3 miles |
| Bedlington West End Primary School | 57% | 5.3% | 26.4% | 214 | 1.4 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)
- 79.07%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 5.62%
- Persistent absence
- 14.12%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Mowbray Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Choppington
-
Ringway Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Choppington
-
Meadowdale Academy1.2 miles
Primary · Bedlington
-
Stakeford Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Choppington
-
Bedlington West End Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Bedlington
Other schools in Choppington
- Mowbray Primary School Primary
- Ringway Primary School Primary
- Stakeford Primary School Primary
- Cleaswell Hill School Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Choppington Primary School teach?
- Choppington Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Choppington.
- Who is the headteacher of Choppington Primary School?
- The headteacher of Choppington Primary School is Mr Richard Smith, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Choppington Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Choppington 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 Choppington Primary School?
- Choppington Primary School has 109 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Choppington Primary School full?
- Choppington Primary School has capacity for 120 pupils and 109 on roll (91%), 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 Choppington Primary School a faith school?
- No. Choppington Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Choppington Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Choppington Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Choppington Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 6% in 2022/23 and 62% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Choppington Primary School rank locally?
- Choppington Primary School ranked 40th of 72 primary schools in Northumberland for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Choppington Primary School's absence rate?
- Choppington Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Choppington Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Choppington 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.