Stead Lane Primary School
Stead Lane, The Oval, Bedlington, NE22 5JS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Vicky Rowley
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Blyth and Ashington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 230
- URN
- 122181
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01670823171
About this school
Stead Lane Primary School is a community primary school in Bedlington. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 230 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. 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 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 52% | 46% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 3% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 72% | 64% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 62% | 68% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 55% | 64% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.10 | - | - |
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 Stead Lane 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 | 60% | 54.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 52% | 52.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 46% | 56% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 236 |
| 2023/24 | 240 |
| 2024/25 | 235 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Stead Lane Primary School compares
Stead Lane Primary School ranked 59th of 72 primary schools in Northumberland for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 17% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 46% | 5.9% | 52.2% | 230 | — |
| Bedlington Station Primary School | 43% | 5.7% | 38.6% | 211 | 0.6 miles |
| Bedlington Whitley Memorial Church of England Primary School | 31% | 7.1% | 42.7% | 233 | 0.6 miles |
| Horton Grange Primary School | 79% | 5.9% | 36.3% | 550 | 1.0 miles |
| Bedlington West End Primary School | 57% | 5.3% | 26.4% | 214 | 1.1 miles |
| St Bede's Catholic Primary School | 66% | 4.4% | 16.1% | 205 | 1.2 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)
- 52.24%
- English as an additional language
- 3%
- Overall absence
- 5.89%
- Persistent absence
- 17.42%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bedlington Station Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Bedlington
-
Bedlington Whitley Memorial Church of England Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Bedlington
-
Horton Grange Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Blyth
-
Bedlington West End Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Bedlington
-
St Bede's Catholic Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Bedlington
Other schools in Bedlington
Stead Lane Primary School ranks 4th of the 6 ranked primary schools in Bedlington.
- Bedlington Station Primary School Primary
- 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
- Bedlington Academy Secondary
- St Benet Biscop Catholic Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Stead Lane Primary School teach?
- Stead Lane Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Bedlington.
- Who is the headteacher of Stead Lane Primary School?
- The headteacher of Stead Lane Primary School is Mrs Vicky Rowley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Stead Lane Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Stead Lane 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 Stead Lane Primary School?
- Stead Lane Primary School has 230 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Stead Lane Primary School full?
- Stead Lane Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 230 on roll (110%), so it is at or above 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 Stead Lane Primary School a faith school?
- No. Stead Lane Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Stead Lane Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Stead Lane Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Stead Lane Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 60% in 2022/23 and 46% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Stead Lane Primary School rank locally?
- Stead Lane Primary School ranked 59th of 72 primary schools in Northumberland for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 17% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Stead Lane Primary School's absence rate?
- Stead Lane Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Stead Lane Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Stead Lane 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.