Shaftoe Trust Academy
Haydon Bridge, Hexham, NE47 6BN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- WISE ACADEMIES
- Headteacher
- Mrs Susie Drake
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- WISE Academies
- Constituency
- Hexham
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 102
- URN
- 145412
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01434684309
About this school
Shaftoe Trust Academy is a primary academy in Hexham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 102 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Shaftoe Trust Academy, 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 12 | 17 | 5 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 83% | 47% | - |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 0% | - |
| Expected standard in reading | 92% | 53% | - |
| Expected standard in maths | 92% | 82% | - |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 65% | - |
| Average scaled score in reading | 111.0 | 102.0 | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 103.0 | - |
| Reading progress | +6.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +4.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.30 | - | - |
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 Shaftoe Trust Academy 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 | 83% | 54.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 47% | 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 | 4.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 111 |
| 2023/24 | 108 |
| 2024/25 | 109 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Shaftoe Trust Academy compares
Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 3.2% | 30.5% | 102 | — |
| Newbrough Church of England Primary School | 50% | 5.5% | 19% | 65 | 3.3 miles |
| Henshaw Church of England Primary School | 78% | 4.7% | 16.1% | 86 | 4.9 miles |
| Allendale Primary School | 47% | 4.4% | 21% | 126 | 5.1 miles |
| Whitfield CofE Primary School | — | 6.5% | 0% | 22 | 5.4 miles |
| The Sele First School | — | 5% | 13.5% | 390 | 5.5 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)
- 30.53%
- English as an additional language
- 3.7%
- Overall absence
- 3.23%
- Persistent absence
- 6.25%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Newbrough Church of England Primary School3.3 miles
Primary · Hexham
-
Henshaw Church of England Primary School4.9 miles
Primary · Hexham
-
Allendale Primary School5.1 miles
Primary · Allendale
-
Whitfield CofE Primary School5.4 miles
Primary · Hexham
-
The Sele First School5.5 miles
Primary · Hexham
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
- St Mary's Catholic First School, Hexham Primary
- The Sele First School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Shaftoe Trust Academy teach?
- Shaftoe Trust Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Hexham.
- Who is the headteacher of Shaftoe Trust Academy?
- The headteacher of Shaftoe Trust Academy is Mrs Susie Drake, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Shaftoe Trust Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Shaftoe Trust Academy, 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 Shaftoe Trust Academy?
- Shaftoe Trust Academy has 102 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Shaftoe Trust Academy full?
- Shaftoe Trust Academy has capacity for 210 pupils and 102 on roll (49%), 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 Shaftoe Trust Academy a faith school?
- No. Shaftoe Trust Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Shaftoe Trust Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Shaftoe Trust Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Shaftoe Trust Academy part of an academy trust?
- Shaftoe Trust Academy is part of WISE ACADEMIES. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Shaftoe Trust Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 83% in 2022/23 and 47% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Shaftoe Trust Academy's absence rate?
- Shaftoe Trust Academy's overall absence rate is 3.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Shaftoe Trust Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Shaftoe Trust Academy'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 10 July 2026.