Greenhead Church of England Nursery & Primary School
Greenhead, Brampton, CA8 7HB
This school is closed (it closed in August 2024).
It was replaced by Greenhead Church of England Nursery and 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
- Headteacher
- Mr Michael Glenton
- Diocese
- Diocese of Newcastle
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Hexham
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings in a sparse setting
- Capacity
- 60
- Pupils on roll
- 58
- URN
- 122284
- Local authority
- Northumberland
About this school
Greenhead Church of England Nursery & Primary School was a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Brampton. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 58 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Greenhead Church of England Nursery & 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 | 6 | 10 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 40% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 50% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 60% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 100% | 50% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 98.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 98.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.20 | - |
| Writing progress | +4.00 | - |
| Maths progress | -2.30 | - |
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 Greenhead Church of England Nursery & 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 | 67% | 54.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 40% | 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% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 44 |
| 2023/24 | 58 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Greenhead Church of England Nursery & Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 94% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 3.8% | 19.6% | 58 | — |
| Greenhead Church of England Nursery and Primary School | 50% | 3.8% | 32.6% | 50 | 0.0 miles |
| Gilsland CofE Primary School | — | 4.1% | 21.1% | 18 | 1.9 miles |
| Haltwhistle Primary Academy | 72% | 4.9% | 25.6% | 213 | 2.7 miles |
| Hallbankgate Village School | 38% | 2.9% | 16.7% | 45 | 6.1 miles |
| Lanercost CofE Primary School | 82% | 2.9% | 12.3% | 84 | 6.4 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.
School context
From the 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 19.6%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 3.8%
- Persistent absence
- 2.6%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Greenhead Church of England Nursery and Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Brampton
-
Gilsland CofE Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Brampton
-
Haltwhistle Primary Academy2.7 miles
Primary · Haltwhistle
-
Hallbankgate Village School6.1 miles
Primary · Brampton
-
Lanercost CofE Primary School6.4 miles
Primary · Brampton
Other schools in Brampton
- Brampton Primary School Primary
- Castle Carrock School Primary
- Fir Ends Primary School Primary
- Gilsland CofE Primary School Primary
- Greenhead Church of England Nursery and Primary School Primary
- Hallbankgate Village School Primary
- Hayton CofE Primary School Primary
- Lanercost CofE Primary School Primary
- Walton & Lees Hill CofE School Primary
- William Howard School Secondary
- Kirby Moor School Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does Greenhead Church of England Nursery & Primary School teach?
- Greenhead Church of England Nursery & Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Brampton.
- Has Greenhead Church of England Nursery & Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Greenhead Church of England Nursery & 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 many pupils are at Greenhead Church of England Nursery & Primary School?
- Greenhead Church of England Nursery & Primary School had 58 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have Greenhead Church of England Nursery & Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% in 2022/23 and 40% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Greenhead Church of England Nursery & Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Greenhead Church of England Nursery & 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.