Cramlington Village Primary School
Bowmont Drive, Cramlington, NE23 2SN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- CRAMLINGTON VILLAGE PRIMARY LTD
- Principal
- Mrs Lucy Whitehead
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Cramlington and Killingworth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 171
- URN
- 138257
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01670735177
About this school
Cramlington Village Primary School is a primary academy in Cramlington. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 171 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Cramlington Village 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 33 | 28 | 23 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 39% | 43% | 61% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 4% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 55% | 54% | 74% |
| Expected standard in maths | 61% | 61% | 70% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 45% | 57% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 101.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 101.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.10 | - | - |
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 Cramlington Village 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 | 39% | 54.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 43% | 52.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 61% | 56% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 196 |
| 2023/24 | 185 |
| 2024/25 | 175 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Cramlington Village Primary School compares
Cramlington Village Primary School ranked 43rd of 72 primary schools in Northumberland for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% 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 | 61% | 5.9% | 35.3% | 171 | — |
| Eastlea Primary School | 55% | 4.3% | 30.8% | 235 | 0.4 miles |
| Burnside Primary School | 80% | 5.2% | 8.9% | 515 | 0.5 miles |
| Cramlington Shanklea Primary School | 61% | 4.9% | 21.9% | 266 | 0.5 miles |
| Cramlington Northburn Primary School | 78% | 5.2% | 9.6% | 282 | 0.7 miles |
| Hareside Primary School | 68% | 5.6% | 24.1% | 430 | 1.1 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)
- 35.33%
- English as an additional language
- 10.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.9%
- Persistent absence
- 16.15%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Eastlea Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Cramlington
-
Burnside Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Cramlington
-
Cramlington Shanklea Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Cramlington
-
Cramlington Northburn Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Cramlington
-
Hareside Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Cramlington
Other schools in Cramlington
Cramlington Village Primary School ranks 7th of the 11 ranked primary schools in Cramlington.
- 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
- Eastlea Primary School Primary
- Fordley Primary School Primary
- Hareside Primary School Primary
- Seghill First School Primary
- Ss Peter and Paul's Catholic Primary Academy Primary
- Cramlington Learning Village Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Cramlington Village Primary School teach?
- Cramlington Village Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Cramlington.
- Who is the principal of Cramlington Village Primary School?
- The principal of Cramlington Village Primary School is Mrs Lucy Whitehead, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Cramlington Village Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Cramlington Village 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 Cramlington Village Primary School?
- Cramlington Village Primary School has 171 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Cramlington Village Primary School full?
- Cramlington Village Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 171 on roll (81%), 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 Cramlington Village Primary School a faith school?
- No. Cramlington Village Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Cramlington Village Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Cramlington Village Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Cramlington Village Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Cramlington Village Primary School is part of CRAMLINGTON VILLAGE PRIMARY LTD. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Cramlington Village Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 39% in 2022/23 and 61% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Cramlington Village Primary School compare with other schools in Northumberland?
- Cramlington Village Primary School ranked 43rd of 72 primary schools in Northumberland for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% 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 Cramlington Village Primary School's absence rate?
- Cramlington Village 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 Cramlington Village Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Cramlington Village 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 1 July 2026.