Northumberland Pupil Referral Unit
Pit Lane, Cramlington, NE23 7EB
- Phase
- Local authority maintained schools
- School type
- Pupil referral unit
- Ages
- 6 to 14
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Richard Carr
- Constituency
- Cramlington and Killingworth
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 32
- Pupils on roll
- 38
- URN
- 132130
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01670719529
About this school
Northumberland Pupil Referral Unit is a special school in Cramlington. It teaches children aged 6 to 14 and has 38 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Trends over time
How Northumberland Pupil Referral Unit has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 21 |
| 2023/24 | 35 |
| 2024/25 | 31 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report14 May 2025
- 6 February 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 80.65%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Cramlington Hillcrest School1.8 miles
Special schools · Cramlington
-
Parkside House School2.5 miles
Special schools · North Tyneside
-
Moorbridge2.6 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
Percy Hedley School2.6 miles
Special schools · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
Azure College2.9 miles
Other types · Cramlington
Other schools in Cramlington
- Azure College Other types
- Cramlington Hillcrest School Special schools
- Beaconhill Community Primary School Primary
- Burnside Primary School Primary
- Burradon Community Primary School Primary
- Cragside CofE Controlled Primary School Primary
- Cramlington Northburn Primary School Primary
- Cramlington Shanklea Primary School Primary
- Cramlington Village Primary School Primary
- Eastlea Primary School Primary
- Fordley Primary School Primary
- Hareside Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Northumberland Pupil Referral Unit teach?
- Northumberland Pupil Referral Unit teaches children aged 6 to 14. It is a special school in Cramlington.
- Who is the headteacher of Northumberland Pupil Referral Unit?
- The headteacher of Northumberland Pupil Referral Unit is Mr Richard Carr, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Northumberland Pupil Referral Unit last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Northumberland Pupil Referral Unit, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Northumberland Pupil Referral Unit?
- Northumberland Pupil Referral Unit has 38 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 6 to 14.
- Is Northumberland Pupil Referral Unit full?
- Northumberland Pupil Referral Unit has capacity for 32 pupils and 38 on roll (119%), so it is at or above 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 Northumberland Pupil Referral Unit a faith school?
- No. Northumberland Pupil Referral Unit has no designated religious character.
- Does Northumberland Pupil Referral Unit publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Northumberland Pupil Referral Unit. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.