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Greenhead Church of England Nursery and Primary School

Primary · Brampton · CA8 7HB

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 20 January 2023

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At a glance

50 pupils · 83% of 60 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Free school meals
29.8% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
0% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
15.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
5.7% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
http://www.greenhead.northumberland.sch.uk/
URN
151098

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 5 families named it first for 5 Reception places, 1.00 first choices per place. We hold 6 Reception admissions rounds for it, 2012 to 2024; none was decided by a published distance. An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 20 January 2023 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4.8% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.00 first-choice applications per place

5 places offered · 5 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Every applicant was offered a place for 2024 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Every applicant was offered a place for 2024 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

6 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
50%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
0%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
101
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
99
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school50%
Median of its 12 closest peers53%
Northumberland average60.9%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is in line with the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Holy Cross Church of England Primary SchoolKing's Lynn · 200 miles awayGood40%
Digby Church of England SchoolLincoln · 157 miles awayOutstanding88%
St Gregory's Church of England Primary School, MarnhullSturminster Newton · 277 miles awayRequires improvement50%
West Butterwick C of E Primary AcademyScunthorpe · 123 miles awayRequires improvement75%
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, SabdenClitheroe · 80 miles awayGood43%
Margaretting Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolIngatestone · 258 miles awayGood80%
Dennington Church of England Primary SchoolWoodbridge · 246 miles awayGood42%
North Frodingham Primary SchoolDriffield · 113 miles awayNeeds attention56%
Stanton Drew Primary SchoolBristol · 250 miles awayGood45%
St Thomas of Canterbury CofE Primary SchoolCrediton · 289 miles awayExpected standard56%
Wirksworth Junior SchoolMatlock · 137 miles awayGood44%
Orford Church of England Primary School and NurseryWoodbridge · 260 miles awayExpected standard56%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 98% (Northumberland 90%, England 60%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Northumberland 1%, England 2%)

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
4.8%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
10.8%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

7.55 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Northumberland: 2.24 suspensions and 0.05 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
12.1
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

40% of teachers took sickness absence, 21 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £36,428; 0% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£9,294
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 81% (77%) · premises 6% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 7% (8%) · supplies and services 7% (9%) · educational supplies 4% (4%) · bought-in professional services 1% (2%) · catering 3% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £96,000; in-year balance +£100,000

Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
7/10less deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
5/10around the middle for England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher35.1%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications14.7%18.1%
In managerial or professional work35.3%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways12.4%18.1%
Residents in very good health42.7%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier78.9%62.3%
Social housing6.6%17.1%
Privately rented14.5%20.5%
Detached houses50.6%22.9%
Flats1.6%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms27.2%21.1%
Households with no car or van7.9%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01027484 · how to read area figures

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
0a rural school averages 0.3
Collisions at school-run times
0a rural school averages 0.7
All reported collisions
4a rural school averages 3.4
Of those, serious or fatal
3a rural school averages 0.9

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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