Kielder Primary School and Nursery
Kielder, Hexham, NE48 1HQ
10 pupils · 13% of 75 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- Free school meals
- 50%
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 | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 9 June 2026, published 15 July 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 first-choice application per place (Sept 2025 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2025 entry | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Sept 2018 entry | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Sept 2017 entry | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Sept 2016 entry | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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
- Greenhaugh Primary School 17.2 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Bewcastle School 19.4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Bellingham Primary School 23.4 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Otterburn Primary School 24.2 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Walton & Lees Hill CofE School 26.5 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Shankhill CofE Primary School 26.7 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.