Ellingham Church of England Aided Primary School
Ellingham, Chathill, NE67 5ET
This school is closed (it closed in March 2025).
It was replaced by Ellingham Church of England Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Diane Lakey
- Diocese
- Diocese of Newcastle
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- North Northumberland
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings in a sparse setting
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 40
- URN
- 122289
- Local authority
- Northumberland
About this school
Ellingham Church of England Aided Primary School was a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Chathill. It taught children aged 2 to 11 and had 40 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Ellingham Church of England Aided 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 | 9 | 3 | 5 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 44% | - | - |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | - | - |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% | - | - |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | - | - |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 56% | - | - |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | - | - |
| Reading progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | 0.00 | - | - |
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 Ellingham Church of England 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 38 |
| 2023/24 | 38 |
| 2024/25 | 40 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ellingham Church of England Aided Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.3% | 12.5% | 40 | — |
| Ellingham Church of England Primary School | — | — | — | 46 | 0.0 miles |
| Embleton Vincent Edwards Church of England Primary School | — | — | — | 69 | 3.8 miles |
| Seahouses Primary School | 62% | 3.8% | 16.2% | 60 | 4.6 miles |
| Belford Primary School | 75% | 4.2% | 19.5% | 90 | 6.8 miles |
| Ncea Harry Hotspur Church of England Primary School | — | 7.4% | 36.7% | 104 | 7.5 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 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 12.5%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 6.34%
- Persistent absence
- 8.57%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ellingham Church of England Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Chathill
-
Embleton Vincent Edwards Church of England Primary School3.8 miles
Primary · Alnwick
-
Seahouses Primary School4.6 miles
Primary · Seahouses
-
Belford Primary School6.8 miles
Primary · Belford
-
Ncea Harry Hotspur Church of England Primary School7.5 miles
Primary · Alnwick
Other schools in Chathill
Common questions
- What ages does Ellingham Church of England Aided Primary School teach?
- Ellingham Church of England Aided Primary School taught children aged 2 to 11. It was a primary school in Chathill.
- Has Ellingham Church of England Aided Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Ellingham Church of England 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 many pupils are at Ellingham Church of England Aided Primary School?
- Ellingham Church of England Aided Primary School had 40 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- What are Ellingham Church of England Aided Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ellingham Church of England 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 8 July 2025.