Beaufront First School
Sandhoe, Hexham, NE46 4LY
62 pupils · 83% of 75 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4–9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- Free school meals
- 1.6%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 21 April 2026, published 9 June 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.07 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 15 | 16 | 32 | 15 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 13 | 13 | 28 | 13 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 11 | 11 | 28 | 11 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 8 | 9 | 28 | 8 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 15 | 15 | 35 | 15 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 15 | 23 | 42 | 15 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 15 | 18 | 41 | 15 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 13 | 13 | 35 | 13 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Acomb First School 2.3 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Hexham First School 3.1 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- The Sele First School 3.3 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- St Mary's Catholic First School, Hexham 3.5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Corbridge (VA) Church of England First School 3.9 km · Good (2019) · previous system
- Humshaugh Church of England First School 6 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.