Haltwhistle Primary Academy
Park Avenue, Haltwhistle, NE49 9BA
- 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: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 306
- Pupils on roll
- 213
- URN
- 146372
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01434320467
About this school
Haltwhistle Primary Academy is a primary academy in Haltwhistle. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 213 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- 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 | 31 | 31 | 25 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 87% | 71% | 72% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 3% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 97% | 87% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 94% | 84% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 94% | 81% | 76% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +4.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.00 | - | - |
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 Haltwhistle Primary 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 | 87% | 54.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 71% | 52.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 72% | 56% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 244 |
| 2023/24 | 225 |
| 2024/25 | 204 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Haltwhistle Primary Academy compares
Haltwhistle Primary Academy ranked 17th of 72 primary schools in Northumberland for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 72% | 4.9% | 25.6% | 213 | — |
| Greenhead Church of England Nursery and Primary School | 50% | 3.8% | 32.6% | 50 | 2.7 miles |
| Henshaw Church of England Primary School | 78% | 4.7% | 16.1% | 86 | 3.9 miles |
| Gilsland CofE Primary School | — | 4.1% | 21.1% | 18 | 4.6 miles |
| Whitfield CofE Primary School | — | 6.5% | 0% | 22 | 5.9 miles |
| Hallbankgate Village School | 38% | 2.9% | 16.7% | 45 | 8.1 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)
- 25.57%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 4.92%
- Persistent absence
- 11.73%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Greenhead Church of England Nursery and Primary School2.7 miles
Primary · Brampton
-
Henshaw Church of England Primary School3.9 miles
Primary · Hexham
-
Gilsland CofE Primary School4.6 miles
Primary · Brampton
-
Whitfield CofE Primary School5.9 miles
Primary · Hexham
-
Hallbankgate Village School8.1 miles
Primary · Brampton
Common questions
- What year groups does Haltwhistle Primary Academy teach?
- Haltwhistle Primary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Haltwhistle.
- Who is the headteacher of Haltwhistle Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Haltwhistle Primary Academy is Mrs Susie Drake, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Haltwhistle Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Haltwhistle Primary 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 big is Haltwhistle Primary Academy?
- Haltwhistle Primary Academy has 213 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Haltwhistle Primary Academy full?
- Haltwhistle Primary Academy has capacity for 306 pupils and 213 on roll (70%), 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 Haltwhistle Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Haltwhistle Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Haltwhistle Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Haltwhistle Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Haltwhistle Primary Academy?
- Haltwhistle Primary 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 Haltwhistle Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 87% in 2022/23 and 72% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Haltwhistle Primary Academy rank locally?
- Haltwhistle Primary Academy ranked 17th of 72 primary schools in Northumberland for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Haltwhistle Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Haltwhistle Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Haltwhistle Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Haltwhistle Primary 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.