Beaufront First School
Sandhoe, Hexham, NE46 4LY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Neil Hanford
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Hexham
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 75
- Pupils on roll
- 62
- URN
- 122222
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01434602903
About this school
Beaufront First School is a community primary school in Hexham. It teaches children aged 4 to 9 and has 62 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 no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Trends over time
How Beaufront 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 | 4.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 69 |
| 2023/24 | 66 |
| 2024/25 | 66 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Beaufront First School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.2% | 1.5% | 62 | — |
| Acomb First School | — | 4.3% | 18.5% | 58 | 1.4 miles |
| Hexham First School | — | 5.1% | 35.2% | 68 | 1.9 miles |
| The Sele First School | — | 5% | 13.5% | 390 | 2.1 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic First School, Hexham | — | 3.7% | 18.5% | 81 | 2.2 miles |
| Corbridge (VA) Church of England First School | — | 3.8% | 9.5% | 143 | 2.4 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report21 April 2026
- 5 April 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 1.52%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 4.17%
- Persistent absence
- 3.51%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Acomb First School1.4 miles
Primary · Hexham
-
Hexham First School1.9 miles
Primary · Hexham
-
The Sele First School2.1 miles
Primary · Hexham
-
St Mary's Catholic First School, Hexham2.2 miles
Primary · Hexham
-
Corbridge (VA) Church of England First School2.4 miles
Primary · Corbridge
Other schools in Hexham
- Acomb 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 Beaufront First School teach?
- Beaufront First School teaches children aged 4 to 9. It is a primary school in Hexham.
- Who is the headteacher of Beaufront First School?
- The headteacher of Beaufront First School is Mr Neil Hanford, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Beaufront First School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Beaufront 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 Beaufront First School?
- Beaufront First School has 62 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 9.
- Is Beaufront First School full?
- Beaufront First School has capacity for 75 pupils and 62 on roll (83%), 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 Beaufront First School a faith school?
- No. Beaufront First School has no designated religious character.
- Does Beaufront First School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Beaufront First School as having nursery classes.
- What is Beaufront First School's absence rate?
- Beaufront First School's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Beaufront 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 Beaufront 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 15 July 2026.