Stamfordham Primary School

Community school·Primary school Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland·NE18 0NA
Composite score
52.5
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#6,386
National rank
#358
In North East
#32
In Northumberland
Top 43%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
61%
% achieving higher RWM
11%
Reading average scaled score
104.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
102.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Outstanding

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
8 first choices, 8 places
First choices per place
1.00
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
15
any preference, for 8 places
Applications from another council area
13%
First preferences per place, last five years▶ 0.00
00.511.5
1 per place
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Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Stamfordham Primary School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
2–11
Pupils on roll
105
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
15.1%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
2.9%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
3.8%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
2.9%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
5.0%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
8.6%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
18.6
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£7,808
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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Location

Stamfordham Primary School at a glance

Located in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland, Stamfordham Primary School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a community school. The school educates roughly 105 pupils aged 2 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 61% 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 31.0 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 top 43% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 104 in reading and 102 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 11% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Stamfordham Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 8 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 5.0%. There are about 18.6 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. 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.

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