Horton Grange Primary School
Cowpen Road, Blyth, NE24 4RE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Nichola Irving
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Blyth and Ashington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 550
- URN
- 122254
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01670353503
About this school
Horton Grange Primary School is a community primary school in Blyth. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 550 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Horton Grange 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. 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 57 | 48 | 61 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 74% | 69% | 79% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 8% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% | 83% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 84% | 79% | 85% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 84% | 77% | 82% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.60 | - | - |
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 Horton Grange 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 | 74% | 54.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 52.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 79% | 56% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 511 |
| 2023/24 | 521 |
| 2024/25 | 547 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Horton Grange Primary School compares
Horton Grange Primary School ranked 7th of 72 primary schools in Northumberland for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 79% | 5.9% | 36.3% | 550 | — |
| Morpeth Road Academy | 64% | 6.2% | 64.8% | 253 | 0.8 miles |
| Stead Lane Primary School | 46% | 5.9% | 52.2% | 230 | 1.0 miles |
| Malvin's Close Academy | 63% | 4.8% | 42.1% | 437 | 1.1 miles |
| Bedlington Station Primary School | 43% | 5.7% | 38.6% | 211 | 1.1 miles |
| New Delaval Primary School | 43% | 6% | 49.5% | 219 | 1.3 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)
- 36.34%
- English as an additional language
- 2.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.93%
- Persistent absence
- 18.6%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Morpeth Road Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Blyth
-
Stead Lane Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Bedlington
-
Malvin's Close Academy1.1 miles
Primary · Blyth
-
Bedlington Station Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Bedlington
-
New Delaval Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Blyth
Other schools in Blyth
Horton Grange Primary School ranks 1st of the 9 ranked primary schools in Blyth.
- Cambois Primary School Primary
- Croftway Academy Primary
- Malvin's Close Academy Primary
- Morpeth Road Academy Primary
- New Delaval Primary School Primary
- Newsham Primary School Primary
- St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School Primary
- The Blyth Academy Secondary
- Bede Academy All-through
- Gilbert Ward Academy Free Schools
- The Dales School Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does Horton Grange Primary School teach?
- Horton Grange Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Blyth.
- Who is the headteacher of Horton Grange Primary School?
- The headteacher of Horton Grange Primary School is Mrs Nichola Irving, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Horton Grange Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Horton Grange 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 Horton Grange Primary School?
- Horton Grange Primary School has 550 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Horton Grange Primary School full?
- Horton Grange Primary School has capacity for 630 pupils and 550 on roll (87%), 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 Horton Grange Primary School a faith school?
- No. Horton Grange Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Horton Grange Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Horton Grange Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Horton Grange Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 74% in 2022/23 and 79% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Horton Grange Primary School compare with other schools in Northumberland?
- Horton Grange Primary School ranked 7th of 72 primary schools in Northumberland for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Horton Grange Primary School's absence rate?
- Horton Grange 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 Horton Grange Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Horton Grange 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.