Hexham First SchoolWhitley Chapel Church of England First School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Hexham.

Summary of the comparison

Hexham First School and Whitley Chapel Church of England First School are primary schools in Hexham.

Hexham First School scores 70 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Whitley Chapel Church of England First School scores 68 out of 100 (grade C, average). Hexham First School is ahead on our composite score.
Hexham First School was judged Good and Whitley Chapel Church of England First School was judged the expected standard.

Hexham First School versus Whitley Chapel Church of England First School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure	HexhamHexham First School	HexhamWhitley Chapel Church of England First School	England average
Overview
Our score	B70/100Stronger figure	C68/100
Local ranking	94th of 118 in Northumberland Stronger figure	101st of 118 in Northumberland
Inspection	Ofsted: Good	Ofsted: Good
School type	Community school	Voluntary aided school
Phase	Primary	Primary
Age range	3-9	3-9
Gender	Mixed	Mixed
Pupils on roll	82	31
Capacity	150	50
Location	Hexham, NE46 1JD	Hexham, NE47 0HB
Pupils
Pupils in the census	82	31
Free school meals (ever 6)	35.2%	11.5%
English as an additional language	1.2%	0.0%
SEN support	28.1%	16.1%
SEN with an EHC plan	2.4%	3.2%
Attendance
Overall absence	5.1% Stronger figure	5.4%	6.2%
Persistent absence	10.7% Stronger figure	15.4%	15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.