Choppington Primary School

About Choppington Primary School

Choppington Primary School is a primary school in Choppington, Northumberland, classified by the DfE as a community school. Around 111 pupils aged 2 to 11 attend the school. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 62% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — broadly in line with the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 2.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year, though small year groups can make these figures swing sharply from year to year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 103 in reading and 100 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). Competition for places is real here - 93% of first-choice applicants were offered a Reception place for September 2026 (15 first choices for 14 places). Overall pupil absence was 6.0%. There are about 16.6 pupils per teacher. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 79% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. Choppington Primary School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.