Bellingham Primary School
Redesmouth Road, Hexham, NE48 2ELOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Bellingham Primary School is a primary school in Hexham for ages 4 to 8. It is one of the 171 schools in Northumberland. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in May 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 7 May 2025, report published 17 June 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 7 May 2025
Pupils are proud to be part of this rural village school. The school's values of kindness, respect, courage and excellence sit at the heart of the school's work. Staff have created a nurturing environment for pupils. They know their pupils and families well. Relationships are warm and caring. Pupils trust staff to look after them. They feel safe and happy, and enjoy coming to school. Pupils strive to live up to the school's high expectations of their achievement and behaviour. Pupils show enthusiasm in lessons. They behave consistently well in both lessons and during social times. Children in Reception learn in a calm, settled environment. They make a positive start to their education. The school serves a small, rural community. As such, it is determined to prepare pupils well for life beyond the school. The school provides opportunities for pupils to visit cities and places of cultural interest beyond their locality, such as Newcastle and an open-air living museum. Pupils have opportunities to develop their talents and interests through the range of clubs on offer, including construction, cheerleading and French. Pupils are prepared well for the next stage of their educational journey.
What the school should improve
- In some curriculum subjects, changes to the curriculum are recent and need time to embed. In these subjects, pupils do not yet develop the same depth of knowledge as they do in others. The school should ensure that staff are able to deliver the revised curriculum effectively.
- Oversight of how well the newly developed curriculum is being implemented is at an early stage of development. This means that the school does not have a fully accurate understanding of how well pupils are learning the revised curriculum. The school should ensure that it understands how well pupils are learning in each subject and make improvements to teaching where needed.
Pupil numbers and mix
64 pupils on roll, with places for 105
Schools near Bellingham Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bellingham Middle School and Sports College | 0.1 miles | Ofsted: Good | 18% met the expected standard |
| Wark Church of England Primary School | 4 miles | Report card: Expected standard to strong standard | 67% met the expected standard |
| Greenhaugh Primary School | 4 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
| Otterburn Primary School | 7 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
| Chollerton Church of England Aided First School | 8 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
School details
- School type
- Foundation school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 4 to 8
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- No
- Headteacher
- Mr Steve Gibson
- Phone
- 01434220230
- Address
- Redesmouth Road, Hexham, NE48 2EL
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- URN
- 122183
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.