NCEA Grace Darling CofE Primary School
Central Parkway, Newbiggin-By-the-Sea, NE64 6RT
372 pupils · 63% of 594 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- NORTHUMBERLAND CHURCH OF ENGLAND ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- Free school meals
- 42.7%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 2 July 2024, published 9 September 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 24% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 2% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.03 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 35 | 36 | 39 | 35 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 53 | 52 | 58 | 53 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 35 | 34 | 39 | 35 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 44 | 44 | 47 | 44 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 56 | 56 | 57 | 56 |
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
- NCEA Bishop's Primary School 1.7 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- NCEA Thomas Bewick C of E Primary School 1.8 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Ashington 1.8 km · Good (2021) · previous system
- Central Academy 2.7 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- NCEA James Knott CofE Primary School 2.9 km · No overall grade (2024)
- NCEA William Leech CofE Primary School 3.4 km · Good (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.