Chollerton Church of England Aided First School

Voluntary aided school·First school Hexham, Northumberland·NE48 4AA

School type

First school

Ages 2–9

Key Stage 2 performance

Chollerton Church of England Aided First School is a first school for pupils aged 2–9. Pupils move on to a separate junior or middle school before Year 6, so the school does not enter pupils for the Key Stage 2 SATs and has no KS2 results to publish.

This applies to every first school in England — it does not mean data is missing. Ofsted judgements and school information are shown below.

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first

100%

4 first choices, 4 places

First choices per place

1.00

fewer first choices than places

Applications naming the school

any preference, for 4 places

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 Chollerton Church of England Aided First 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).

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

School profile

Age range: 2–9
Pupils on roll: 38
Gender: Mixed
Religious character: Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6

2.6%

Typical primary: 21.5%

% EAL

0.0%

Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support

13.2%

Typical primary: 14.3%

% with an EHC plan

2.6%

Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence

3.9%

Typical primary: 5.3%

Persistently absent

2.8%

Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher

14.0

Typical primary: 20.7

Spend per pupil

£12,261

Typical primary: £6,960

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

Nearby primary schools

Wark Church of England Primary School Hexham · 4.0 mi 43.6 Newbrough Church of England Primary School Hexham · 4.1 mi 32.5 Hexham Middle School Hexham · 5.9 mi 58.8 St Joseph's Catholic Middle School, Hexham Hexham · 6.0 mi 41.8 Corbridge Middle School Corbridge · 6.8 mi 69.8 Bellingham Middle School and Sports College Hexham · 7.5 mi 11.7

Location

Official sources

Latest Ofsted report reports.ofsted.gov.uk DfE Compare School Performance compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk GIAS school details get-information-schools.service.gov.uk

School overview

Chollerton Church of England Aided First School is a primary school serving Hexham, Northumberland, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Church of England religious character. It has 38 pupils aged 2 to 9 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Chollerton Church of England Aided First School 'Good'.

Chollerton Church of England Aided First School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 4 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 3.9%. There are about 14.0 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 3% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. 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.