Otterburn Primary School
Otterburn, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE19 1JF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Executive Headteacher
- Mrs Alison Woodcock
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Hexham
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 75
- Pupils on roll
- 46
- URN
- 122215
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01830520283
About this school
Otterburn Primary School is a community primary school in Northumberland. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 46 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Otterburn Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
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 | 8 | 9 | 5 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 25% | 22% | - |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | - |
| Expected standard in reading | 50% | 67% | - |
| Expected standard in maths | 63% | 33% | - |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 25% | 44% | - |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100.0 | 105.0 | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 103.0 | - |
| Reading progress | -6.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -9.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -6.00 | - | - |
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 Otterburn 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 | 25% | 54.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 22% | 52.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 56% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 54 |
| 2023/24 | 53 |
| 2024/25 | 47 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Otterburn Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.3% | 19.2% | 46 | — |
| Greenhaugh Primary School | — | 2.8% | 14.3% | 13 | 6.4 miles |
| Bellingham Primary School | — | 4.9% | 15.5% | 64 | 6.9 miles |
| Harbottle Church of England First School | — | 5.8% | 9.1% | 16 | 7.8 miles |
| Cambo First School | — | 2.8% | 13% | 39 | 10.5 miles |
| Thropton Village First School | — | 4.6% | 3% | 36 | 11.1 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.
Inspection history
- 7 December 2022
-
Ungraded inspection report10 October 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 19.15%
- English as an additional language
- 2.1%
- Overall absence
- 5.29%
- Persistent absence
- 13.95%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Greenhaugh Primary School6.4 miles
Primary · Hexham
-
Bellingham Primary School6.9 miles
Primary · Hexham
-
Harbottle Church of England First School7.8 miles
Primary · Morpeth
-
Cambo First School10.5 miles
Primary · Morpeth
-
Thropton Village First School11.1 miles
Primary · Morpeth
Common questions
- What ages does Otterburn Primary School teach?
- Otterburn Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Northumberland.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Otterburn Primary School?
- The executive headteacher of Otterburn Primary School is Mrs Alison Woodcock, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Otterburn Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Otterburn 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 many pupils are at Otterburn Primary School?
- Otterburn Primary School has 46 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Otterburn Primary School full?
- Otterburn Primary School has capacity for 75 pupils and 46 on roll (61%), 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 Otterburn Primary School a faith school?
- No. Otterburn Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Otterburn Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Otterburn Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Otterburn Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 25% in 2022/23 and 22% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Otterburn Primary School's absence rate?
- Otterburn Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Otterburn Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Otterburn 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.