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Horton Grange Primary School

Northumberland, NE24 4REPrimaryAges 2–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Outstanding
Jun 2023
KS2 Results
69%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.9×
Not oversubscribed
64 1st-choice / 68 places
Ranking
#4,558
of 13,686 nationally

About Horton Grange Primary School

Parents considering Horton Grange Primary School will find a school that is clearly popular among local families. In the 2025/26 admissions round, the school received 87 applications for 68 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1.28. Of those, 64 families put it as their first preference, and all 64 were offered a place. That level of demand suggests a strong reputation in the community, and it's backed up by the school's most recent Ofsted inspection in 2023, which rated it Outstanding across every category: overall effectiveness, quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. That's a clean sweep of top grades. The previous inspection in 2014 had rated the school Good, so the improvement to Outstanding is a clear sign of progress under headteacher Nichola Irving.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range2 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressCowpen Road, Blyth, Northumberland, NE24 4RE
HeadteacherNichola Irving
Local AuthorityNorthumberland
Number of Pupils547
Free School Meals (FSM)33.2%
School Capacity547 / 630 (87% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

20 Jun 2023
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Overall Effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of Education
Outstanding
Behaviour & Attitudes
Outstanding
Personal Development
Outstanding
Leadership & Management
Outstanding
Early Years Provision
Outstanding

Source: Ofsted, 19 Sept 2023. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

9
Outdoor PlaygroundSports HallGymnasiumDining HallArt StudiosForest SchoolICT SuiteLibraryChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

10

Sports

TennisCross CountrySwimmingCricketRounders

Clubs & Activities

Art ClubChoirDramaChessFilm Club

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageVisionPhysicalLearning Difficulty

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

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Horton Grange Primary School has been rated "Outstanding" by Ofsted. This means the school provides an exceptional quality of education, and pupils thrive both academically and personally.