Belford Primary School
West Street, Belford, NE70 7QD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lorna Rainey
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- North Northumberland
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 187
- Pupils on roll
- 90
- URN
- 122244
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01668213372
About this school
Belford Primary School is a community primary school in Belford. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 90 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Belford 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 | 14 | 9 | 12 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 64% | 56% | 75% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 79% | 100% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 64% | 67% | 92% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 71% | 78% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.00 | - | - |
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 Belford 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 | 64% | 54.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 56% | 52.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 75% | 56% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 84 |
| 2023/24 | 78 |
| 2024/25 | 87 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Belford Primary School compares
Belford Primary School ranked 15th of 72 primary schools in Northumberland for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% 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 | 75% | 4.2% | 19.5% | 90 | — |
| Holy Island Church of England Primary School | — | — | 0% | 8 | 5.3 miles |
| Lowick Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | — | 3.6% | 5.3% | 38 | 6.7 miles |
| Ellingham Church of England Primary School | — | — | — | 46 | 6.8 miles |
| Seahouses Primary School | 62% | 3.8% | 16.2% | 60 | 7.0 miles |
| Wooler First School | — | 5.8% | 12.8% | 107 | 7.6 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)
- 19.54%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 4.23%
- Persistent absence
- 5.33%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Holy Island Church of England Primary School5.3 miles
Primary · Berwick-upon-Tweed
-
Lowick Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School6.7 miles
Primary · Lowick
-
Ellingham Church of England Primary School6.8 miles
Primary · Chathill
-
Seahouses Primary School7.0 miles
Primary · Seahouses
-
Wooler First School7.6 miles
Primary · Wooler
Common questions
- What ages does Belford Primary School teach?
- Belford Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Belford.
- Who is the headteacher of Belford Primary School?
- The headteacher of Belford Primary School is Mrs Lorna Rainey, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Belford Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Belford 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 Belford Primary School?
- Belford Primary School has 90 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Belford Primary School full?
- Belford Primary School has capacity for 187 pupils and 90 on roll (48%), 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 Belford Primary School a faith school?
- No. Belford Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Belford Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Belford Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Belford Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 64% in 2022/23 and 75% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Belford Primary School compare with other schools in Northumberland?
- Belford Primary School ranked 15th of 72 primary schools in Northumberland for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Belford Primary School's absence rate?
- Belford Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Belford Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Belford 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.