Bothal Primary School
Wansbeck Road, Ashington, NE63 8HZ
This school is closed (it closed in February 2026).
It was replaced by Bothal Academy. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Executive Principal
- Miss Louise Hall
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Blyth and Ashington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 650
- Pupils on roll
- 728
- URN
- 122239
- Local authority
- Northumberland
About this school
Bothal Primary School was a foundation primary school in Ashington. It taught children aged 2 to 11 and had 728 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Bothal Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 90 | 91 | 90 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 55% | 66% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 9% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 79% | 73% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 69% | 64% | 76% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 76% | 66% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.00 | - | - |
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 Bothal 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 | 63% | 54.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 55% | 52.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 66% | 56% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 725 |
| 2023/24 | 730 |
| 2024/25 | 738 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bothal Primary School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 66% | 4.2% | 20.4% | 728 | — |
| Bothal Academy | — | — | — | — | 0.0 miles |
| Central Academy | — | — | — | — | 0.8 miles |
| Ringway Primary School | 67% | 4.8% | 25.6% | 189 | 1.0 miles |
| NCEA James Knott CofE Primary School | 72% | 7% | 37.5% | 213 | 1.2 miles |
| Stakeford Primary School | 32% | 7.9% | 43.5% | 162 | 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)
- 20.43%
- English as an additional language
- 3.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.2%
- Persistent absence
- 5.7%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bothal Academy0.0 miles
Primary · Ashington
-
Central Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Ashington
-
Ringway Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Choppington
-
NCEA James Knott CofE Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Ashington
-
Stakeford Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Choppington
Other schools in Ashington
- Bothal Academy Primary
- Central Academy Primary
- NCEA Bishop's Primary School Primary
- NCEA James Knott CofE Primary School Primary
- NCEA Thomas Bewick C of E Primary School Primary
- St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Ashington Primary
- Ashington Academy Secondary
- NCEA Duke's Secondary School Secondary
- Gust Independent School Special schools
- NCEA Castle School Academies
Common questions
- What year groups does Bothal Primary School teach?
- Bothal Primary School taught children aged 2 to 11. It was a primary school in Ashington.
- Has Bothal Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Bothal Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Bothal Primary School?
- Bothal Primary School had 728 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- How have Bothal Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 66% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Bothal Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bothal 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.