Henshaw Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Henshaw, Bardon Mill, Hexham, NE47 7EP
This school is closed (it closed in August 2024).
It was replaced by Henshaw Church of England Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Executive Headteacher
- Mr Michael Glenton
- Diocese
- Diocese of Newcastle
- Constituency
- Hexham
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings in a sparse setting
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 83
- URN
- 122276
- Local authority
- Northumberland
About this school
Henshaw Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School was a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Hexham. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 83 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Henshaw Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 8 | 11 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 63% | 91% |
| Expected standard in maths | 50% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 63% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.30 | - |
| Writing progress | +2.30 | - |
| Maths progress | -1.90 | - |
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 Henshaw Church of England Voluntary Aided 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 | 50% | 54.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 73% | 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 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 81 |
| 2023/24 | 83 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Henshaw Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 67% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5% | 14.5% | 83 | — |
| Henshaw Church of England Primary School | 78% | 4.7% | 16.1% | 86 | 0.0 miles |
| Whitfield CofE Primary School | — | 6.5% | 0% | 22 | 3.8 miles |
| Haltwhistle Primary Academy | 72% | 4.9% | 25.6% | 213 | 3.9 miles |
| Shaftoe Trust Academy | — | 3.2% | 30.5% | 102 | 4.9 miles |
| Greenhead Church of England Nursery and Primary School | 50% | 3.8% | 32.6% | 50 | 6.5 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 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 14.5%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 5%
- Persistent absence
- 12.9%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Henshaw Church of England Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Hexham
-
Whitfield CofE Primary School3.8 miles
Primary · Hexham
-
Haltwhistle Primary Academy3.9 miles
Primary · Haltwhistle
-
Shaftoe Trust Academy4.9 miles
Primary · Hexham
-
Greenhead Church of England Nursery and Primary School6.5 miles
Primary · Brampton
Other schools in Hexham
- Acomb First School Primary
- Beaufront 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
Common questions
- What year groups does Henshaw Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School teach?
- Henshaw Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Hexham.
- Has Henshaw Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Henshaw Church of England Voluntary Aided 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 Henshaw Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School?
- Henshaw Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School had 83 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have Henshaw Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 50% in 2022/23 and 73% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Henshaw Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Henshaw Church of England Voluntary Aided 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 31 August 2024.