Wark Church of England Primary School

Wark, Hexham, NE48 3LS

Local ranking39th of 118 primary schools in Northumberland

Ofsted: Expected

Primary

Phase

Capacity

3-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Continues from Wark Church of England Primary School (URN 122300) since 1 August 2023. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 2 June 2026 under Ofsted's renewed framework

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Safeguarding standards Met

Achievement: Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching: Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour: Strong standard
Personal development & wellbeing: Expected standard
Leadership & governance: Expected standard
Inclusion: Strong standard
Early years: Strong standard

Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25

Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected): 67.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher): 0.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected): 83.0%
Writing (Expected): 83.0%
Maths (Expected): 83.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected): 50.0%
Reading avg scaled score: 104.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score: 103.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score: 101.0
Cohort Size: 6

Pupil Demographics

2024-25

Total Pupils: 63
Boys: 28 (44%)
Girls: 35 (56%)
Capacity: 90 (70% full)
SEND: 14.3%
FSM Eligible: 16.7%
EAL: 0.0%
SEN with EHC Plan: 0.0%
SEN Support: 14.3%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 12.3:1
Teachers (FTE): 4.8
Budget per Pupil: £8,706/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25

Overall Absence Rate: 3.0% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence: 0.0% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Religious Character: Church of England
Nursery: Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form: Does not have a sixth form
Boarders: No boarders
Admissions: Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25

White British: 93.5%
White Other: 3.2%
Mixed Other: 3.2%

93.5%

White British

3.2%

White Other

3.2%

Mixed Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

01434230247

office@warkprimary.org.uk

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Wark

Hexham, North East

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Administrative

URN: 149903
UKPRN: 10092731
Establishment No.: 3548
Trust: DURHAM AND NEWCASTLE DIOCESAN LEARNING TRUST

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